thwarted
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Prevented from succeeding; frustrated: Describes a person, plan, or effort that has been stopped or defeated, leading to a feeling of disappointment or failure.
Usage
The adjective "thwarted" is used to describe a state resulting from an action that has been blocked or prevented. It often conveys a sense of disappointment or frustration. * It typically follows a linking verb like was, were, felt, or seemed. * It can be used attributively before a noun (e.g., a thwarted plan) or predicatively after a linking verb (e.g., their efforts were thwarted).
Examples
- After a linking verb:
- Before a noun:
- Describing a feeling:
Advanced Usage
- "to be thwarted in one's efforts/ambitions/plans": A common construction emphasizing what was prevented.
- The rebels were thwarted in their attempt to seize the capital.
Variants and Related Words
- Thwart (verb): To prevent someone from accomplishing something.
- Security measures thwarted the attack.
- Thwarting (noun): The act of preventing something.
- The thwarting of his scheme was a great relief.
Synonyms
- Frustrated: Feeling upset or annoyed because of inability to achieve something.
- Foiled: Prevented from succeeding, often at the last moment.
- Blocked: Obstructed or impeded.
- Defeated: Overcome and prevented from achieving an objective.
Antonyms
- Accomplished
- Fulfilled
- Successful
- Aided
- Advanced
Related Idioms/Phrases
- To meet with thwarted hopes: To experience hopes that are disappointed or prevented.
- The project met with thwarted hopes due to a lack of funding.
Adjective
- disappointingly unsuccessful
- disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
- their foiled attempt to capture Calais
- many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
- his best efforts were thwarted