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stymie
stymie /ˈstaɪ.mi/ verb [T often passive] (PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE stymieing) INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for stymie
► F0 to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose: » In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.Thesaurus+: ↑Preventing and impeding , ↑Limiting and restricting |