stymied

American  

[stahy-meed] / ˈstaɪ mid /

adjective

1. hindered, blocked, or thwarted.

   In this drama he plays a stymied professor of history who has never managed to become department head.

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of stymied

stymie ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, other private portfolios seeking to go public have gotten stymied by their investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Records and interviews show hours of utter chaos at the command center for Eaton fire, with limited coordination among agencies and confusion about the path of the fire that stymied timely evacuations.

From Los Angeles Times

Hikers had spotted the body, but previous attempts to find and recover it had been stymied by heavy snow.

From Los Angeles Times

That is distinct from FSOC’s earlier approach to evaluating risks, which he argued led to onerous regulation and stymied growth.

From Barron's

In a November letter, the Solar Energy Industries Association told the Energy Department that America’s position as a global AI leader was “stymied by onerous and unstable permitting policies and insufficient transmission capacity.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• blocked
• interrupted