SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommonthwarted
The correct spelling is thwarted.
How to pronounce thwarted
verb
Say it like: Thw-art-ed
The correct spelling is thwarted. To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent. For example: "Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."
Usage Examples
“Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.”
“An arrow thwarts the air.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
- 2.To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
- 3.To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
- 4.To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.