thwart

tr.v., thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts.

1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.
2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of.

n. Nautical

A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

adj.

1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.
2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.

adv. & prep. Archaic

Athwart; across.

[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr, transverse.]

thwarter thwart'er n.
thwartly thwart'ly adv.

verb

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose: baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, frustrate, stymie. Informal cross, stump. Idioms: cut the ground from under. See allow/prevent.

adjective

Situated or lying across: crossing, crosswise, transversal, transverse, traverse. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.

v

Definition: stop, hinder
Antonyms: aid, assist, encourage, forward, help

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IN BRIEF: Obstruct; frustrate.

It hurts to thwart the reflexes of grab, of clutch; to love and let go again and again. — Marge Piercy

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modarbejde, lægge sig i vejen for, hindre, krydse, forpurre
n. - tofte
prep. - på tværs, på kryds
adv. - svinge fra side til side
adj. - på tværs, tværgående, tvær-

Nederlands (Dutch)
verijdelen, dwarsbomen, belemmering, dwars (liggend)

Français (French)
v. tr. - contrecarrer, contrarier (un projet), contrer (une nomination)
n. - (Naut) banc de nage
prep. - à travers
adv. - à travers, transversalement
adj. - contrarié, obstiné, pas favorable, adverse, contraire, transversal, contrariant

Deutsch (German)
v. - vereiteln, durchkreuzen
n. - (mar.) Ducht, Ruderbank
adv. - quer, schräg
adj. - querliegend, querverlaufend, widerspenstig
prep. - quer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμποδίζω, χαλώ, ανατρέπω, ματαιώνω (σχέδια κ.λπ.)
n. - σέλμα/πάγκος κωπηλάτη
adv. - εγκάρσια, λοξά
adj. - εγκάρσιος, λοξός
prep. - εγκάρσια, λοξά σε

Italiano (Italian)
sventare, ostacolare, traversino, trasversalmente, trasversale, attraverso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - frustar, impedir, contrariar
n. - banco de remador (m), bancada de embarcação (f)
adv. - transversal, transverso
adj. - contrariado (m), frustrado (m)
prep. - na direção de

Русский (Russian)
мешать, препятствовать, расстраивать, срывать (планы), саботировать, поперечная скамья на гребной лодке, поперек, через, поперечный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - frustrar, desbaratar, impedir, estorbar, contrarrestar
n. - bancada
prep. - a través de, a través
adv. - transversalmente, oblicuamente
adj. - transversal, atravesado, oblicuo, perverso, obstinado, adverso, desfavorable

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - korsa, gäcka, omintetgöra
n. - toft (sjö)
prep., - adv.
adj. - tvärs-, tjurig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反对, 横过, 阻碍, 横座板, 划手座, 独木舟的横梁, 横跨, 横跨着, 横放的, 横着的, 执拗的, 固执的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 反對, 橫過, 阻礙
n. - 橫座板, 划手座, 獨木舟的橫樑
prep. - 橫跨, 橫過
adv. - 橫跨著, 橫過
adj. - 橫放的, 橫著的, 執拗的, 固執的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 훼방 놓다, 가로 지르다
n. - 보트 젓는 사람의 좌석, 마상이의 가름나무
prep. - ~을 가로질러, ~에 어긋나서
adv. - 어긋나게, 비스듬히, 가로 질러서
adj. - 횡단의, 가로 놓인, 불리한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 阻止する
n. - こぎ手座
adj. - 横断する, 横たわる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقاوم, يعارض (الاسم) مقعد ألمجداف (حرف جر) من جانب الى أخر, عبر (ظرف) بأنحراف (صفه) عنيد, منحرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיכל, הניא, הכשיל, מנע ביצוע‬
n. - ‮ספסל של חותר‬
prep. - ‮לרוחב‬
adv. - ‮לרוחב‬
adj. - ‮מונח לרוחב‬

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