Stymie Definition

stīmē
stymied, stymieing, stymies
verb
stymied, stymieing, stymies
To be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of; thwart or stump.
Weather that stymied attempts to locate the missing hikers; a math problem that stymied half the class.
American Heritage
To hinder or obstruct as with a stymie.
Webster's New World
To block; impede.
Webster's New World

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.
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noun
stymies
An obstacle or obstruction.
Wiktionary
The condition that exists on a putting green when an opponent's ball lies in a direct line between the player's ball and the hole: since 1951, the obstructing ball may be picked up to permit a putt to be made.
Webster's New World
Any situation in which one is obstructed or frustrated.
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Other Word Forms of Stymie

Noun

Singular:
stymie
Plural:
stymies

Origin of Stymie

  • Originally, a golf ball obstructing one's line of play perhaps akin to Scots stymie person with poor vision (perhaps from styme) (in to se nocht ane styme not to see a glimmer (of something))

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Stymie Sentence Examples

  • The two-tier system is likely to cause confusion and may stymie development.

  • He said Warner believes that the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray would not stymie growth as many observers have been saying.

  • Would it be enough to stymie his apparent interest and drive him away?

  • It's made from high-impact polyethylene and it's designed to stymie even the most hard core chewers.

  • The defense bar is gung ho to stymie evidence in any cases where they figure a tip was involved.

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