Stymie vs Obstruct - What's the difference?
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An obstacle or obstruction.
(golf) A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green.
To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
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To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Stymie is a related term of obstruct.
As verbs the difference between stymie and obstruct
is that stymie is to thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck while obstruct is to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block.As a noun stymie
is an obstacle or obstruction.stymie
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Alternative forms
* stimy, stymyNoun
(en noun)Verb
(d)- They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.
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