Definitions for Thwarted
thwart·ed

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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.

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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. 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.

2. Frederick Bastiat:

   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.

3. David Mamet:

   The popularity of disaster movies expresses a collective perception of a world threatened by irresistible and unforeseen forces which nevertheless are thwarted at the last moment. Their thinly veiled symbolic meaning might be translated thus: We are innocent of wrongdoing. We are attacked by unforeseeable forces come to harm us. We are, thus, innocent even of negligence. Though those forces are insuperable, chance will come to our aid and we shall emerge victorious.

4. Andreas Simic:

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

5. Peter Beuth:

   We suspect that there was a Salafist background, police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Thwarted
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thwarted
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Thwarted