What is the meaning of thwarting?

- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|462
- Abbreviations|0

noun

An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.
- synonyms: frustration, foiling

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

Preventing realization or attainment of a desire.
- synonyms: frustrating, frustrative

WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University

13

|15 years ago|1.2k views|share |citing

APA	WordNet. (2010). thwarting. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/thwarting/definitions/1185415
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "thwarting" http://smartdefine.org/thwarting/definitions/1185415 (accessed September 20, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, thwarting, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/thwarting/definitions/1185415>.
MLA	WordNet. "thwarting" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/thwarting/definitions/1185415>

{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)

Alternative definitions by

WordNet Webster's