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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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The meaning of THWART is to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of. How to use thwart in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Thwart.
THWART definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
THWART meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
Definition of thwart verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thwart and frustrate apply to purposes, actions, plans, etc., baffle, to the psychological state of the person thwarted. Thwart suggests stopping one by opposing, blocking, or in some way running counter to one's efforts.
If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.
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.
