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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwartedadjective

    disappointingly unsuccessful

    "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

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  1. thwarted

    Thwarted generally means hindered, obstructed or prevented from accomplishing a purpose or a goal. It refers to being frustrated in attempts or plans by an obstacle or external force.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thwarted

    of Thwart

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Thwarted in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Thwarted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Thwarted in a Sentence

  1. The German media reports:

    Police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack.

  2. Andreas Simic:

    Destiny cannot be thwarted; however you can assist her on your way to success.

  3. Xia Boyu:

    It's been a dream of mine for almost 40 years, in the past, it was thwarted by the weather, such as earthquakes and avalanches.

  4. Judicial Watch:

    Andrew Weisman, a key prosecutor on Robert Mueller’s team, praised Obama DOJ holdover Sally Yates after she lawlessly thwarted President Trump, how much more evidence do we need that the Mueller operation has been irredeemably compromised by anti-Trump partisans?

  5. Ken Falk:

    We are extremely pleased that Indiana's attempt to violate women's basic rights has been thwarted, this law attempted to do exactly what Supreme Court precedent said could not be done : invade a woman's privacy rights by preventing her from deciding whether to obtain a pre-viability abortion.

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