What is the meaning of thwarted?

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verb

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
- usage: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk

adjective

Disappointingly unsuccessful.
- usage: "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- synonyms: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated

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