foiled

¹

[foild]

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of foil.

adjective

1. prevented from succeeding; thwarted; blocked.

   A woman is now being questioned in connection with the foiled terror plot to attack churches in Paris.

foiled

²

[foild]

adjective

Architecture.

1. ornamented with foils (arcs or rounded spaces), as a gable, spandrel, or balustrade.

Other Word Forms

• unfoiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of foiled¹

First recorded in 1300–50 as a verb, for an earlier sense; foil ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ), and in 1680–90 as an adjective; foil ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Origin of foiled²

First recorded in 1655–65; foil ² + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The case rests on a planned raid on the Romanian capital Bucharest on 8 December, which police foiled.

From BBC

More than 130,000 bot attempts have also been foiled for the Barcelona game.

From BBC

A 16-year-old who helped to prepare a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year has avoided prison.

From BBC

Of course, it’s always possible that Democrats could pull out a large enough win in the popular vote in those states that the GOP’s plans would be foiled.

From Salon

"But that plan has been foiled by the German veteran requiring back surgery, which means that signing Rashford on loan has become even more enticing."

From BBC

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