THWARTING

Meaning of THWARTING in English

n. prevention, foiling

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THWARTING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thwart
Английский словарь Webster
THWARTING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Thwart
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWARTING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of thwart.
Webster English vocab
THWARTING — Synonyms and related words : annulment, bafflement, balk, balking, buck-passing, cancellation, check, checkmate, circumvention, confounding, counterbalancing, defeat, discomfiture, disconcertion, elusion, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THWARTING — Срыв
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THWARTING — Перечёркивать крест-накрест
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THWARTING — Перечеркивать
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THWARTING — Пересекать
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THWARTING — Зачеркивать
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THWARTING — n. несговорчивость
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THWARTING — n. несговорчивость
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THWARTING — Срыв
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SPITE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, short for de~ Date: 14th century petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to …
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CROSSING — noun Date: 1575 the act or action of ~: as, a traversing or traveling across, an opposing, blocking, or thwarting …
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COUNTERESPIONAGE — noun Date: 1899 the activity concerned with detecting and thwarting enemy espionage
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BAIT AND SWITCH — noun Date: 1967 a sales tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but …
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SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR — Activity characteristic of clupeiform fish ( herrings , anchovies , and allies) in which many fish swim together, appearing to …
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SANTA ANNA, ANTONIO (LÓPEZ DE) — born Feb. 21, 1794, Jalapa, Mex. died June 21, 1876, Mexico City Soldier and several times president of Mexico (1833–36, …
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ESPIONAGE — Practice of obtaining military, political, commercial, or other secret information by means of spies or illegal monitoring devices. It is …
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THWART — I. ˈthwȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], nautical often ˈthȯ-; usu ]d.+V\ adverb Etymology: Middle English thwert, thwart, from Old Norse thvert, from neuter …
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STYMIE — I. ˈstīmē, -mi noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from Scots stymie person with poor eyesight, from English styme + …
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SPOIL — I. ˈspȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl; dial ˈspī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Middle …
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SPITE — I. ˈspīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, short for despite (I) 1. a. obsolete : an …
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HAMPER — I. ˈhampə(r), ˈhaam-, ˈhaim- transitive verb ( hampered ; hampered ; hampering -p(ə)riŋ ; hampers ) Etymology: Middle English hamperen: …
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FRUSTRATE — I. ˈfrəˌstrāt, chiefly Brit (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; usu -ād.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English frustraten, from Latin frustratus, past …
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CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
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CHECKMATE — I. ˈchekˌmāt interjection Etymology: Middle English chekmate, from Middle French eschec mat, from Arabic shāh māt, from Persian, literally, the …
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PREVENTION — prēˈvenchən, prə̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin praevention-, praeventio action of overtaking or anticipating, from Latin praeventus (past …
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ADJUSTMENT — in psychology, the behavioral process by which humans and other animals maintain an equilibrium among their various needs or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
THWART — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES foil/thwart an attempt formal (= make it fail ) ▪ Troops loyal to the general …
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ROLLING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Rolling Stones/Kylie Minogue etc fan ▪ Mike has been a lifelong Kylie Minogue fan. …
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