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FOILED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foiled mean?
• FOILED (adjective)
The adjective FOILED has 1 sense:
1. disappointingly unsuccessful
Familiarity information: FOILED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disappointingly unsuccessful
Synonyms:
defeated; disappointed; discomfited; foiled; frustrated; thwarted
Context example:
his best efforts were thwarted
Similar:
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
Context examples
His madness foiled his reason, and a puzzled look spread over his face as, shaking his head with a decision which I had but seldom seen in him, he said:—"Oh, no, oh no! I want no souls. Life is all I want."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Sir Thomas gave up the point, foiled by her evasions, disarmed by her flattery; and was obliged to rest satisfied with the conviction that where the present pleasure of those she loved was at stake, her kindness did sometimes overpower her judgment.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
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