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thwarted |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thwart 2 senses of thwart Sense 1 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin Sense 2 frustrate, spoil, thwart => disappoint, let down Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thwart 2 senses of thwart Sense 1 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck Sense 2 frustrate, spoil, thwart => disappoint, let down => fail betray => fall short, come short => disenchant, disillusion Entailment of verb thwart Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb thwart 2 senses of thwart Sense 1 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 2 frustrate, spoil, thwart => discourage Familiarity of verb thwart thwart used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb thwart Sense 1 thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 2 frustrate, spoil, thwart => discourage -------------- Overview of verb thwart The verb thwart has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 2. (1) frustrate, spoil, thwart -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) Overview of adj thwarted The adj thwarted has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted -- (disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted") Antonyms of adj thwarted 1 sense of thwarted Sense 1 defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted INDIRECT (VIA unsuccessful) -> successful Similarity of adj thwarted 1 sense of thwarted Sense 1 defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted => unsuccessful (vs. successful) Attributes of adj thwarted Familiarity of adj thwarted thwarted used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj thwarted thwarted Overview of verb thwart The verb thwart has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent") 2. (1) frustrate, spoil, thwart -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) Overview of adj thwarted The adj thwarted has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted -- (disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted")
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