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Adjective: thwarted  thwor-tid
  1. Disappointingly unsuccessful
    "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "his best efforts were thwarted"; "defeated expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "discomfited expectations and thwarted ambitions";
    - defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, gutted [Brit, informal], crushed
Verb: thwart  thwort
  1. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    "thwart your opponent";
    - queer [informal], spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk [informal], scupper [informal]

See also: double-cross, unsuccessful

Type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

Encyclopedia: Thwart