(stymieing or stymying, stymied, stymied) [VN] (informal) to prevent sb from doing sth that they have planned or want to do; to prevent sth from happening
SYNFOIL:
He found himself stymied by an old opponent. * Financial difficulties have stymied the company's growth.
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Is stymie a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, stymie is tagged as verb.
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