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See Also:

• 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. )

Example Sentences

State and local building restrictions in many parts of the country have stymied construction of smaller, cheaper homes.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Besides internal challenges, a worsening operating environment outside its control has also stymied performance.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Domestic demand is stymied by a dysfunctional social-welfare system, slow wage growth and high costs for healthcare and education.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Efforts by the Whitecaps to build a soccer-specific stadium of their own have been stymied by high land costs and a lack of public funding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But a start was all they had, for even after a long discussion, the children were left stymied.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Related Words

• blocked
• interrupted