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sty·mie (sty·my)
 stymie (stymy)
- pronunciation:
- staI
mi
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stymied, stymieing, stymies, stymying |
| definition: |
to impede or thwart.
The town council stymied the developer's plans.She had ability as a skater, but she was stymied by lack of money to pay an expert coach.- similar words:
- balk, frustrate, impede
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| related words: |
defeat, stick |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
that which stymies; obstacle or impediment.
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| definition 2: |
in golf, the obstruction of one's line of play by an opponent's ball on a putting green.
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