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Stymie vs Obstruct - What's the difference?

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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

English

Alternative forms

* stimy, stymy

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Verb

    (d)
  • To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
  • They had lost the key, and the lock stymied the first three locksmiths they called.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 21, author=Joyce Cohen, title=Beauty in the Eye of the Renter, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=I was making such a drama in my head it was stymieing me. }}

    obstruct

    English

    Verb

  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * See also