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Meanings of
thwarting
in inglés
portugués
frustração
catalán
frustació
español
frustración
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An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.
frustration
foiling
español
frustración
Preventing realization or attainment of a desire.
frustrating
frustrative
Related terms
preventive
preventative
Synonyms
Examples for "
frustration
"
frustration
foiling
Examples for "
frustration
"
1
Parents have expressed their
frustration
as a similar problem occurred last year.
2
The bank crisis fed the sense of
frustration
with Bulgaria's political class.
3
The State Services Minister David Parker says he understands the family's
frustration
.
4
As a result, Ivy had been in a constant state of
frustration
.
5
Drain expressed
frustration
with the bakers' union earlier this month for striking.
1
A French naval frigate seized 11 buccaneers on Wednesday,
foiling
another attack.
2
A
foiling
AC72 may quickly overtake one sailing on its twin hulls.
3
A French naval frigate seized 11 gunmen on Wednesday,
foiling
yet another attack.
4
Perhaps the story of his role in
foiling
Severan Hydt's plan had circulated.
5
From within his shack Koppy witnessed the
foiling
of his plans.
Usage of
thwarting
in inglés
1
Two minutes later Arsenal missed another one-on-one chance, Lössl
thwarting
Danny Welbeck.
2
They are wary of the party or security officials
thwarting
their plans.
3
We have substantial resources being put into investigating and
thwarting
these attacks.
4
They hate me now because I have been instrumental in
thwarting
them.
5
What will ever break these individual wills which are forever
thwarting
royalty?
6
How many know how wisely to direct these instincts without
thwarting
them?
7
Would it stand between them always, rivalling her,
thwarting
her every effort?
8
Gove said teaching unions on both sides of the Atlantic were
thwarting
reform.
9
The movement in Paris, so far from
thwarting
the court, favoured its views.
10
Half the town would almost take trouble for the sake of
thwarting
him.
11
I think sometimes he takes a vicious pleasure in
thwarting
me.
12
I have been careful in not
thwarting
your own good purposes.
13
Mars continued to perform his office,
thwarting
Parry's incidental mischief among the mortals.
14
The consequences of
thwarting
his imperious will were too formidable to be encountered.
15
You have aided in
thwarting
me; now you shall come to my call.
16
Fate seemed to be
thwarting
the plucky Italian at every step.
Other examples for "thwarting"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
thwarting
thwart
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
admit no thwarting
arbitrary thwarting
blunt thwarting
contemplate thwarting
great thwarting
Translations for
thwarting
portugués
frustração
obstáculo
catalán
frustació
impediment
obstacle
español
frustración
Thwarting
through the time
Thwarting
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common