thwarting C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈθwɔrtɪŋ/ UK /ˈθwɔːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of preventing or frustrating a plan The thwarting of his ambitions left him bitter for years. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of preventing or... frustrationobstructionfoilingblockinghindrance ↔ Opposites facilitationassistance Word family Related forms thwartthwarted Etymology AI details A gerund/participle of thwart, from Middle English thwert ('crosswise'), borrowed from Old Norse thvert ('across'). thwert Middle English thvert Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thwarting **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈθwɔrtɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈθwɔːtɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. the act of preventing or frustrating a plan ## Examples - The thwarting of his ambitions left him bitter for years. ## Synonyms - frustration - obstruction - foiling - blocking - hindrance ## Antonyms - facilitation - assistance ## Related Forms - thwart - thwarted ## Roots and Affixes - Root: thwert - Root: thvert ## Etymology A gerund/participle of thwart, from Middle English thwert ('crosswise'), borrowed from Old Norse thvert ('across'). ## AI Etymology Thwarting is a gerund/participle of thwart, from Middle English thwert ('crosswise'), borrowed from Old Norse thvert ('across'). Important recorded forms include thwert (Middle English) and thvert (Old Norse). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the act of preventing or frustrating a plan. The wider family includes related words such as thwart and thwarted. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown