stymie

/stˈa‌ɪmi/

/ˈstaɪmi/

[сущ] [глагол]

to stymie

[ГЛАГОЛ]

MAIN VERB

загонять в тупик

to prevent the occurrence or achievement of something

синонимы : block

напр

1. But the powerful agricultural industry in Florida has successfully stymied these efforts before.

2. - Being stymied?

3. So far, these two laws of thermodynamics have stymied every idea for perpetual motion and the dreams of perfectly efficient energy generation they imply.

4. Stymied, totally stymied.