Meaning & use
Scuppered
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Informally, to have ruined or wrecked someone's plans; originally, to have sunk a ship deliberately.
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Heavy rain scuppered their plans for an outdoor wedding.
The scandal scuppered his chances of winning the election.
A note on using this word
Chiefly British informal usage; the original nautical sense referred to deliberately sinking a ship, often one's own, to prevent capture.
Words with a similar meaning
thwartedsabotaged
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Words with an opposite meaning
salvagedenabled
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