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THWARTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Disappointingly unsuccessful
Example:
his best efforts were thwarted
Synonyms:
defeated; disappointed; discomfited; foiled; frustrated; thwarted
Classified under:
Similar:
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb thwart
Context examples:
My pupil was a lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward; but as she was committed entirely to my care, and no injudicious interference from any quarter ever thwarted my plans for her improvement, she soon forgot her little freaks, and became obedient and teachable.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
