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Synonyms
thwart (thwôrt)

[Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norse thvert neuter of thverr, transverse.]

transitive verb: thwart·ed, thwart·ing, thwarts. 

  1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of: They thwarted her plans.
  2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of.

noun 

Nautical
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

adjective 

  1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.
  2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.

adverb prep. 

Archaic
Athwart; across.

derivatives

thwart́er
noun
thwart́ly
adverb