verb🔗ShareTo cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent."Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."actionachievementoutcomeplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise."He thwarted her attempts to organize the books alphabetically by stubbornly stacking them haphazardly on the shelf. "positionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose."The heavy rain thwarted our plans for a picnic. "actionachievementpossibilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move (something) across or counter to; to cross."An arrow thwarts the air."actionoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading