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stymied

stymied is the simple past and past participle of stymie.

Meaning of stymie

Verb

stymie (third-person singular simple present stymies, present participle stymieing or stymying, simple past and past participle stymied)

  1. 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.
  2. To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.

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Questions about stymied

What is stymied the simple past and past participle of?
Stymied is the simple past and past participle of stymie.

Words near stymied in the dictionary

  1. stymes
  2. Stymfalia
  3. Stymfalian
  4. Stymfalians
  5. stymie
  6. stymied
  7. stymieing
  8. stymies
  9. Stymphalia
  10. Stymphalian
  11. Stymphalian bird

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