Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thwarted

/θwˈɔɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: thwart-ed
IPA: /θwˈɔɹtɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of thwart

adj

Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.

Example Sentences

"He knows I should only laugh at his desertion; and he would not like to be the one who was left, which he knows I should do for the first thwarted whim."
"There is no blockage in their instinctive life, and when the two men fight the physical closeness is not a substitute for a thwarted sexual life."

Inflected Forms

more thwarted (comparative) most thwarted (superlative)

Synonyms

defeated disappointed discomfited foiled frustrated

Rhymes With

reported supported imported transported sorted escorted purported assorted resorted aborted ported unsupported

Questions

How do you pronounce thwarted?: The recorded pronunciation is /θwˈɔɹtɪd/.
What does thwarted mean?: simple past and past participle of thwart

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