stymied

[stahy-meed]

adjective

1. hindered, blocked, or thwarted.

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

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of stymied¹

stymie ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham chimed in on Sunday when he explained that the pitch at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte stymied the ball’s normal bounce.

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After being stymied by the Chargers defense throughout the first half, the Broncos broke through with Sutton’s touchdown and would go on to tip the scales with 17 unanswered points.

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The story originally satirized materialistic baby boomers stymied by shifting gender roles.

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By the early 2000s, Paramount had developed a reputation for seeking profitability through conservative fiscal decisions that stymied the studio from taking big swings with its films.

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A French plan to develop the site was initially stymied by the slump in world uranium demand after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.

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Related Words

• blocked 
• interrupted