Thwarting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Thwarting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of thwart.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of thwart.
More Meanings
- An instance of blocking or obstructing.
Example Sentences
[…] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong.
Word Forms
- thwartings
Synonyms for thwarting
Depending on context, synonyms include frustration, frustrating, preventive, preventative, foiling, frustrative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foiling, preventive, preventative, frustrative, frustration, frustrating.
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