stymieing Definition

stymie
verb stymies, stymied, stymieing, stymying

1. To prevent, thwart, hinder or frustrate.

Example: Plans for expansion were stymied by cash-flow problems
Thesaurus: hinder, block, impede, obstruct, confound, stump, frustrate, thwart, puzzle, nonplus; Antonym: assist.
2. golf., formerly
Said of a player or their ball: to impede an opponent's putt by blocking their path to the hole.

noun stymies

1. golf., formerly
A situation on the green where an opponent's ball blocks the path between one's own ball and the hole, and which is no longer current because of a change in the rules which now allow for the use of markers.
2. Any tricky or obstructed situation.

Derivative: stymied
adj

Placed in an awkward situation; unable to take the kind of action required or desired.

Etymology: 19c.