stymied

[ stahy-meed ]

adjective

1. hindered, blocked, or thwarted:

   In this drama he plays a stymied professor of history who has never managed to become department head.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of stymie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stymied¹

stymie ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

For a year and a half, Kevin de León — “that old serpent,” as Revelations 12:9 would have called him — had stymied opponents who demanded his resignation for his role in a secretly recorded, racist conversation.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has also proposed charging New York prosecutors who brought charges against him under state law, along with judges, police officers, members of Congress, election workers, journalists—in short, everyone who stymied his 2020 power grab or sought accountability afterward.

From Slate

He quoted the right-wing influencer known as DC Draino, who pointed out that Trump would have been stymied by Democrats in Congress had he won in 2020.

From Slate

A Times investigation found that first responders on the front lines of the Woolsey fire struggled during those first critical hours, stymied by communication breakdowns and a scarcity of air tanker support, equipment and firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve spoken with dozens of veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges and their families and seen the damage caused firsthand: stymied career prospects, limited access to healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• blocked
• interrupted