thwart
/θwɔːt/verb
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विफल कर देना, नाकाम करना, रोक देना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ sb (in sth)
to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do; to stop a plan from succeeding
विफल कर देना, नाकाम करना, रोक देना
- The police thwarted the gang's plan to rob the bank.
- She was thwarted in her attempt to meet the minister.
- Heavy traffic thwarted our plan to reach the station early.
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- The guards thwarted the thieves just as they reached the door.
- The captain was thwarted in his effort to win the match by a sudden storm.
Synonyms foil frustrate prevent block hinder
Opposite help assist facilitate further
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Thwart, with th- and -wart (not 'thawrt' or 'thwort'); pronounced /θwɔːt/, rhyming with 'sort'.
Thwart, th- और -wart के साथ ('thawrt' या 'thwort' गलत है); pronunciation /θwɔːt/, 'sort' से तुकबंदी।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the stop-words together: thwart (foil a plan), foil, frustrate, obstruct, hinder.
रोकने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: thwart (योजना विफल करना), foil, frustrate, obstruct, hinder।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Thwart a plan, thwart an attempt, be thwarted in.
Collocations: thwart a plan (योजना को विफल करना), thwart an attempt (कोशिश को नाकाम करना), be thwarted in (किसी काम में रोक दिया जाना)। Thwart हमेशा transitive verb है, यानी इसके बाद object आता है।