stymie
Day 40Level 2STY-mee
thwart
to block, thwart
Part of Speech: verb
Synonyms:
obstruct, hinder, stall
Antonyms:
assist, encourage, aid
Example Sentence:
Lawmakers have been on a quest to stymie online pornography.
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state of disorder; state of society without law
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containing aphorisms; expressed tersely
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