Meaning & use
stymie
To block, obstruct, or prevent progress on something, often frustratingly so.
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Heavy rain stymied the rescue team's efforts to reach the stranded climbers.
Budget cuts have stymied the department's plans to hire new researchers.
A note on using this word
Stymie originally comes from golf, where a stymie blocked an opponent's ball from a clear path to the hole.
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