thwarted

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. defeated
v. to oppose; to defeat

Phrases & Collocations

plans thwarted

efforts thwarted

Example Sentences

be thwarted in one's plans

They thwarted her plans.

Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain.

her ambitions are thwarted by whitey in publishing.

We were thwarted at every turn.

The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

if you get thwarted, c'est la vie.

he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.

The sudden storm thwarted the farmers getting in wheat.

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