stymie

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈstaɪmi/

Verb

To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. / (golf) To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

Japanese Meaning

（進行や成功を）妨げる / （人を）困惑させる、行き詰まらせる / （ゴルフで）相手の行動を妨害する

What is this buttons?

A sudden budget cut could stymie the research team's progress on the vaccine.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

突然の予算削減はワクチン研究チームの進捗を妨げる可能性がある。

Details

Sense（1）

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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

(golf) To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

stymies

（ present singular third-person ）

stymieing

（ participle present ）

stymying

（ participle present ）

stymied

（ participle past ）

stymied

（ past ）

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