What does Thwarted mean?
Definitions for Thwarted
thwart·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
ChatGPT
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
Thwarted
of Thwart
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Thwarted in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Thwarted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Thwarted in a Sentence
Any meaningful pandemic mitigation strategy must include robust rent relief and eviction moratoria, or interventions will be thwarted.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Any attempt to harm our soldiers and civilians will be met with a determined response like the military action tonight that thwarted a terror attack.
Take care; you know I am compliance itself, when I am not thwarted! No one more easily led, when I have my own way; but don't put me in a frenzy.
They thwarted his bid for the NRM ticket and thought that would kill his momentum, you will see more tear gas.
It must be admitted that the tendency of the human race toward liberty is largely thwarted, especially in France. This is greatly due to a fatal desire -- learned from the teachings of antiquity -- that our writers on public affairs have in common: They desire to set themselves above mankind in order to arrange, organize, and regulate it according to their fancy.
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