NOUN | state | stymy, stymie | a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole |
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cognition | stymy, stymie | a thwarting and distressing situation | |
VERB | social | stymy, obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, embarrass | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
Meaning | A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole. | |
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Synonym | stymie | |
Broader | situation, position | A condition or position in which you find yourself |
Meaning | A thwarting and distressing situation. | |
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Synonym | stymie | |
Broader | obstacle, obstruction | Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted |
Spanish | dificultad, impedimento |
Meaning | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, embarrass | |
Narrower | bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction |
check | Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | |
filibuster | obstruct deliberately by delaying | |
hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury | |
stonewall | obstruct or hinder any discussion | |
Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
Spanish | apenar, bloquear, dificultar, entorpecer, estorbar, impedir, obstaculizar, obstruir | |
Catalan | dificultar, obstaculitzar, obstruir |
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