Meaning & use
Thwarted
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Prevented someone from accomplishing something or stopped a plan from succeeding.
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Security guards thwarted the robbery before it began.
Her plans for a beach wedding were thwarted by the sudden storm.
A note on using this word
The verb 'thwart' comes from Old Norse 'thvert,' meaning 'across,' evoking something laid crosswise to block a path.
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