Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Preventing the realization or attainment of a desire: Describing something that acts as an obstacle, successfully blocking or frustrating an intention, plan, or goal.

2. Noun:

   • An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts: The action or instance of preventing something from happening or succeeding; a frustration or obstruction.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The thwarting winds prevented the ship from reaching the harbor.
  • Her thwarting criticism made it impossible to proceed with the project.

• Noun:

  • The constant thwarting of his ambitions left him feeling discouraged.
  • She saw the new regulation as a deliberate thwarting of her team's progress.

Advanced Usage

• "to be thwarting": Used to describe an ongoing or characteristic action of obstruction.
  • The committee's role was more thwarting than helpful.

Variants and Related Words

• Thwart (verb): To prevent someone from accomplishing something.
  • Security measures thwarted the attempted robbery.
• Thwarter (noun): A person or thing that thwarts.
  • He was seen as the main thwarter of the proposed reforms.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Frustrating, obstructive, hindering, blocking, impeding.
• Noun: Frustration, obstruction, hindrance, impediment, setback.

Related Phrases

• Act of thwarting: Emphasizes the specific instance or action of hindrance.
  • The sudden policy change was a clear act of thwarting.

Adjective

1. preventing realization or attainment of a desire

Noun

1. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts