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stymie
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stymie
(verb)
stymie
/
ˈ
staɪmi/
verb
stymies
;
stymied
;
stymieing
stymie
/
ˈ
staɪmi/
verb
stymies
;
stymied
;
stymieing
Britannica Dictionary definition of STYMIE
[
+ object
]
:
to stop (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening
The bad weather has
stymied
[=
thwarted
] the police in their investigations.
Progress on the project has been
stymied
by lack of money.
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