stymie
To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuckTo thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
» Nuclear power is stymied by the new laws.
Ядерное оружие ограничено новыми законами.
Meaning
2 sensesTo thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.
If writing dates has you stymied at times, it is probably for one of two reasons. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-dates/
lahmlegen
загоня́ть в у́голzagonjátʹ v úgol, загна́ть в у́голzagnátʹ v úgol, ста́вить в тупи́кstávitʹ v tupík
To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Examples
3 sentencesNuclear power is stymied by the new laws.
ruЯдерное оружие ограничено новыми законами.
Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money.
Parents should be careful not to stymie the individuation of their children.
Translations
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Origin
From the meaning in golf (where the stymie ball blocks the other ball from "seeing" the hoFrom the meaning in golf (where the stymie ball blocks the other ball from "seeing" the hole), perhaps from Scots stymie, stimie (“person with poor eyesight”), from Scots stime (“the least bit”). Or from Scots styme (“tiny bit, glimmer”) as in se nocht ane styme (“not to see a glimmer (of something)”). If so, it is a doublet of stime.
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Forms
stymies, stymieing, stymied, stymiedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle