English > thwart: 2 senses > verb 1, social| Meaning | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk |
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| Narrower | dash | Destroy or break |
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| disappoint, let down | fail to meet the hopes or expectations of |
| ruin | Destroy or cause to fail |
| short-circuit | hamper the progress of |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
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| Spanish | contrariar, defraudar, desbaratar, estafar, estropear, frustrar |
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| Catalan | defraudar, desbaratar, estafar, frustrar, trastornar |
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| Nouns | thwarter | someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take |
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| thwarting | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
