thwarting

  • 1thwarting — index defeat, disadvantageous, frustration, preventive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 2Thwarting — Thwart Thwart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwarted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thwarting}.] 1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Swift as a shooting star In autumn thwarts the night. Milton. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3thwarting angels —    ANGELs who nullify the powers of specific DEMONs. All diseases, bad weather, and other misfortunes are caused by certain demons. Each demon has a thwarting angel who can be summoned in prayer and MAGIC to stop or cancel out the demon’s… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 4thwarting — noun An instance of blocking or obstructing …

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  • 5thwarting — Synonyms and related words: annulment, bafflement, balk, balking, buck passing, cancellation, check, checkmate, circumvention, confounding, counterbalancing, defeat, discomfiture, disconcertion, elusion, evasion, foil, foiling, frustration,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 6thwarting — n. prevention, foiling θwÉ”rt /θwɔːt n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 7thwarting — I noun an act of hindering someone s plans or efforts • Syn: ↑frustration, ↑foiling • Derivationally related forms: ↑foil (for: ↑foiling), ↑thwart, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8thwarting a plan — ruining something that was planned ahead of time, upsetting a plot to hurt somebody …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9thwarting a scheme — violating a plan, canceling a plan in order to injure someone …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10act of thwarting — index constraint (restriction) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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