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- Dictionarythwart/θwɔːt/
verb
- 1. prevent (someone) from accomplishing something: "he never did anything to thwart his father"
noun
- 1. a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
preposition
- 1. from one side to another side of (an area); across: archaic, literary "a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore"
adverb
- 1. from one side to another side of an area. archaic, literary
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Thwart means to stop something from happening or someone from doing something. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.
- English (US)
THWART meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or...
- Znaczenie Thwart, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
thwart definicja: 1. to stop something from happening or...
- Thwart: Russian Translation
THWART translate: срывать планы . Learn more in the...
- Thwart Turkish Translation
THWART translate: engel olmak, boşa çıkarmak, bozmak,...
- Thwart: Polish Translation
THWART translate: pokrzyżować, zniweczyć, udaremnić, psuć...
- Simplified
THWART translate: 反对;阻挠;挫败. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
THWART translate: 反對;阻撓;挫敗. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Thwart Spanish Translation
THWART translate: frustrar, truncar, frustrar, impedir algo...
- English (US)
Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word thwart, which can mean to oppose, defeat, or pass through something. See examples of thwart in sentences and related words in the thesaurus.
Thwart means to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do. Learn how to use this formal verb with synonyms, examples, pronunciation and word origin.
Thwart means to stop something from happening or someone from doing something. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.
Thwart is a word you'll hear in a lot of action movies, and usually it's the hero who is trying to thwart the evil plan of some super-villain. Yet even mere mortals can be thwarted in their efforts; the word simply means to prevent someone from carrying out his or her plans.
Thwart means to prevent or oppose someone or something from achieving their goal or purpose. Learn how to use thwart in a sentence, find synonyms, and explore its origin and usage in British and American English.
1. to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate: they thwarted the plan. 2. obsolete to be or move across. n. (Nautical Terms) nautical a seat lying across a boat and occupied by an oarsman. adj. 3. passing or being situated across. 4. archaic perverse or stubborn.