stymie
to hinder, block, or thwart.
a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it.
Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
Origin of stymie
1- Sometimes sty·my .
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How to use stymie in a sentence
Conflation of the words “intervention” and “invasion” needlessly stymie debate.
Both America's and Iran's regional clients are now openly attempting to stymie the process of rapprochement.
From 2009 through 2012, Capitol Hill Republicans were highly imaginative in their efforts to stymie President Obama.
Corporations figure out our ‘bliss spots,’ manipulate the USDA, and stymie anyone who opposes them.
And as many of the wealthy women are well known, their public persona can stymie the process.
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Well, the first thing to be done is to get rid of Loudon's stymie with the authorities.
Huntingtower | John BuchanHe wished frantically that he could have figured out a way to stymie the chase, but starships were not built to be sabotaged.
The Sex Life of the Gods | Michael KnerrHe may dodge a stymie or circumvent an inconvenient piece of the green over which, without the cut, the ball would have to travel.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonThe common method of playing a stymie is by pitching your ball over that of your opponent, but this is not always possible.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry VardonThe object is to knock the stymie right away over the hole, and to follow through with your own and drop in.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry Vardon
British Dictionary definitions for stymie
stymy
/ (ˈstaɪmɪ) /
to hinder or thwart
golf to impede with a stymie
golf (formerly) a situation on the green in which an opponent's ball is blocking the line between the hole and the ball about to be played: an obstructing ball may now be lifted and replaced by a marker
a situation of obstruction
Origin of stymie
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