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Definition of stymie verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

stymie

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈstaɪmi//
 
stymie somebody/something (informal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they stymie
 
he / she / it stymies
 
past simple stymied
 
-ing form stymieing
 
 
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to prevent someone from doing something that they have planned or want to do; to prevent something from happening synonym foil He found himself stymied by an old opponent. Financial difficulties have stymied the company's growth.
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