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• past participle of stymie.
• past tense form of stymie.

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. )

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Example Sentences

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stymied

He is understandably traumatized, put under police investigation and stymied when he tries to find out more about the dead girl and her motives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Dodgers hitters are stymied by the Brewers bullpen, which throws five perfect innings in a 7-4 win that gives Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the NLCS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Rapid U.S. shale growth had pushed oil prices down and stymied Canadian oil sands’ growth plans over the past decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong in 2020 after huge pro-democracy protests has stymied dissent in the financial hub.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Neither stymied nor frustrated, the owl’s eyes grew a half size bigger and she let out a squeak of excitement.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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