stymie
stymie
Definition
sty·mie (stī′mē)
noun
- Golf the condition that exists on a putting green when an opponent's ball lies in a direct line between the player's ball and the hole: since 1951, the obstructing ball may be picked up to permit a putt to be made
- any situation in which one is obstructed or frustrated
Etymology: prob. a use of earlier Scot, a person partially blind < styme < ME stime (sense obscure): the reference is to the blind shot caused by a stymie
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Object
- effort: Security is the utmost concern of prison officials, who are aware of some lawmakers ' attempts to stymie Internet efforts in prisons.
- growth: He said Warner believes that the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray would not stymie growth as many observers have been saying.
- development: The two-tier system is likely to cause confusion and may stymie development.
- reform: This cultural preoccupation with personal salvation stymies collective reform, and places an onerous burden on the individual.
- process: MD should not be pursued in a way that stimulates an expansion in nuclear arsenals and which stymies the strategic arms control process.
Modifying Another Word
- not: He said Warner believes that the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray would not stymie growth as many observers have been saying.
Modifies a noun
- investigation: And he has stymies investigations and prosecutions in nearly more eos s to.
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