stymie
to block, hinder, or thwart progress
Word origin: From a Scots golf term for a blocking ball on the green.
Stymie in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing stymie in a sentence.
Funding shortages stymied the research for years.
A single procedural objection was enough to stymie the bill for the remainder of the session.
Using “stymie” well
Stymie means to block, hinder, or thwart progress, leaving someone stuck. It originated in golf and now applies broadly to obstructed efforts.
More GRE words starting with S
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