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THWARTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thwarting mean?
• THWARTING (noun)
The noun THWARTING has 1 sense:
1. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
Familiarity information: THWARTING used as a noun is very rare.
• THWARTING (adjective)
The adjective THWARTING has 1 sense:
1. preventing realization or attainment of a desire
Familiarity information: THWARTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
foiling; frustration; thwarting
Hypernyms ("thwarting" is a kind of...):
hinderance; hindrance; interference (the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding)
Derivation:
thwart (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preventing realization or attainment of a desire
Synonyms:
frustrating; frustrative; thwarting
Similar:
preventative; preventive (tending to prevent or hinder)
Context examples
You have aided in thwarting me; now you shall come to my call. When my brain says Come! to you, you shall cross land or sea to do my bidding; and to that end this!
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
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