— thwartedly , adv. — thwarter , n.
/thwawrt/ , v.t.
1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
2. to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
3. Archaic.
a. to cross.
b. to extend across.
n.
4. a seat across a boat, esp. one used by a rower.
5. a transverse member spreading the gunwales of a canoe or the like.
adj.
6. passing or lying crosswise or across; cross; transverse.
7. perverse; obstinate.
8. adverse; unfavorable.
prep., adv.
9. across; athwart.
[ 1200-50; ME thwert (adv.) thvert across, neut. of thverr transverse; c. OE thweorh crooked, cross, Goth thwairhs cross, angry ]
Syn. 1. hinder, obstruct. THWART, FRUSTRATE, BAFFLE imply preventing one, more or less completely, from accomplishing a purpose. THWART and FRUSTRATE apply to purposes, actions, plans, etc., BAFFLE, to the psychological state of the person thwarted. THWART suggests stopping one by opposing, blocking, or in some way running counter to one's efforts. FRUSTRATE implies rendering all attempts or efforts useless or ineffectual, so that nothing ever comes of them. BAFFLE suggests causing defeat by confusing, puzzling, or perplexing, so that a situation seems too hard a problem to understand or solve.