Stymied Meaning in English
word · lemma: stymie
ˈstaɪmid
STY-meed
stˈaɪmɪd
sty-MID
Definición
Prevented from making progress or moving forward, often because of an unexpected difficulty or obstacle.
Uso & Matices
'Stymied' is formal or semi-formal. Used when progress is completely blocked, not just delayed. Common collocations include 'stymied by', 'feel stymied', and 'plans were stymied'. Not used for minor inconveniences.
Spanish: obstaculizado - bloqueado - frustradoPortuguese (BR): impedido - bloqueado - frustradoPortuguese (PT): impedido - bloqueado - frustradoChinese (Simplified): 受阻 - 阻碍 - 妨碍Chinese (Traditional): 受阻 - 阻礙 - 妨礙Hindi: रुका हुआ - अवरुद्धArabic: محبط - مُعرقَل - مُعيقBengali: অবরুদ্ধ - বাধাপ্রাপ্ত - আটকে যাওয়াRussian: загнанный в тупик - затруднённый - остановленныйJapanese: 行き詰まった - 妨げられたVietnamese: bị cản trở - bị làm bế tắcKorean: 좌절된 - 막힌Turkish: engellenmiş - tıkanmış (ilerlemeye mani)Urdu: رک گیا - رکاوٹ کا شکارIndonesian: terhambat - terhalang
Oraciones de Ejemplo
They were stymied by the locked door.
basic
The team felt stymied by the new rules.
basic
Progress on the project was stymied by a lack of resources.
basic
I thought I had solved the problem, but I got stymied again.
natural
Every time I try to log in, I'm stymied by a strange error message.
natural
Their efforts to fix the leak were stymied by heavy rain.
natural