What Does Thwarting Definition?
1A: to Oppose Successfully: Defeat the Hopes or Aspirations Of. B: to Run Counter to So as to Effectively Oppose or Baffle: Contravene. 2: to Pass Through or...
1a : to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of. b : to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or baffle : contravene. 2 : to pass through or across.
What is another word for thwarting?
Some common synonyms of thwart are baffle, balk, foil, and frustrate. While all these words mean "to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal," thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing.
What does it mean to hamper someone?
Verb. hamper, trammel, clog, fetter, shackle, manacle mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. hamper may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence.