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stymie

/ˈstʌɪmi/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstʌɪmi/
stymie
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

sty - mie -> stymie

Myanmar meaning

(v) အနှောက်အယှက် အဟန့်အတား လုပ်သည်။ stymies, stymied, stymieing (n) အဟန့်အတား။

Full entry

stymie /'staÇmi/ v (pt, pp stymied ; pres p stymieing or stymying ) (infml ) (esp passive)

ပိတ်ဆို့သည်။ ဝင်နှောက် သည်။ မှောင့်ရောင့်သည်။ Their plans to open a new shop have been stymied by lack of funds.

More examples
  • Richard’s attitude completely stymied her.
  • Positions that have stymied progress
Synonyms
bewilder, confuse, confound, baffle, stump, perplex, bamboozle, puzzle, stupefy, floor, balk, block, choke off, corner, crab, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, cut off, dead end, dead-end, deadlock, defeat, foil, frustrate, give the run around, hang fire, hang up, hinder, hold off, hold up, impasse, impede, mystify, nonplus, obstruct, pigeonhole, prevent, put on back burner, put on hold, shelve, snooker, stalemate, stall, standoff, standstill, stonewall, throw a monkey wrench into, thwart, upset
Antonyms
abet, advance, aid, allow, assist, breakthrough, clarify, clear up, enable, encourage, enlighten, explain, explicate, forward, help, let go, release, support
Cross references
bewilderconfuseconfoundbafflestumpperplexbamboozlepuzzlestupefyfloorbalkblockchoke offcornercrabcrampcramp one's stylecrimpcut offdead enddead-enddeadlockdefeatfoilfrustrategive the run aroundhang firehang up
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