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thwarted

verb (thwart, thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)

«thwarted» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To thwart someone is to stop them from getting what they want or from carrying out their plan. tree →
(formal) Thwarted describes a wish or plan that has been stopped. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a king, villain or hero is stopped from getting his way, so the anger and trouble that follow begin

Examples

The King was terribly angry at being thwarted like this. tree →
Kokai was so angry at being thwarted that he raised a revolt. tree →
Her thwarted desire turned into hate. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «thwarted» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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