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Meaning of stymie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstaɪmi

Definitions

  1. A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
  2. An obstacle or obstruction.
    broadly

Equivalents

العربية المأزق
Bosanski travar
Català bloquejar contrariar destorbar travar
Deutsch lahmlegen
Ελληνικά ματαιώνω
Español impedir, obstruir
Suomi lannistaa nujertaa
Français mettre en échec obstruer
Gaeilge caoch
Hrvatski travar
Magyar meghiúsít
Italiano intrigare mettere in ginocchio ostacolare ostruire
日本語 追い詰める
Nederlands belemmeren hinderen ten val brengen
Português impedir obstruir
Русский загна́ть в у́гол загоня́ть в у́гол поставить в тупик ста́вить в тупик
Српски travar

Examples

“Mary, will you be mine? Shall we go round together? Will you fix up a match with me on the links of life which shall end only when the Grim Reaper lays us both a stymie?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Stymied Stymies Stymphalian bird Stymphalides Stymphalus stymy

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