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thwart

/θwɔːt/

US pronunciation
American sound/θwɔːt/
thwart
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Aw vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> thwart

Myanmar meaning

(adv) ကန့်လန့်ဖြတ်လျက်။ဖီလာကန့်လန့်။

Full entry

thwart /θwↄ:t/ v ~ sb (in sth) (esp passive)

ကဖျက်ယဖျက်လုပ်သည်။ ယင်းသို့လုပ်ခြင်းခံရသည်။ thwarted ambitions ❍ He was thwarted (in his aims) by bad luck.

More examples
  • The leaders were determined to thwart her.
Synonyms
frustrate, spoil, prevent, foil, put paid to, ruin, put a stop to, stop, impede, hinder, obstruct, aslant, at right angles, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, check, circumvent, confuse, contrariwise, counter, crab, cramp, crimp, cross, crossways, crosswise, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, ditch, dodge, double-cross, duck, foul up, from side to side, give the slip, hold up, horizontally, longways, louse up, match, mullioned, on the bias, oppose, outwit, pit, play off, queer, restrain, scotch, skin, snafu, stymie, take down, take wind out of, thwarter, trammel, transversal, transversely, upset, upset one's apple cart, vertically
Antonyms
abet, aid, allow, assist, clear up, delight, encourage, enlighten, explain, face, facilitate, forward, free, help, let go, liberate, lose, make happy, meet, order, please, release, separate, straighten, support
Cross references
frustratespoilpreventfoilput paid toruinput a stop tostopimpedehinderobstructaslantat right anglesbafflebalkbeatbilkcheckcircumventconfusecontrariwisecountercrabcrampcrimpcrosscrosswayscrosswise
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