Definition of Thwart

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Thwart

Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.

Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Across; athwart.

A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.

To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.

To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.

Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.

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Thwart Quotations

Do you see how the god always hurls his bolts at the greatest houses and the tallest trees. For he is wont to thwart whatever is greater than the rest.
Herodotus

If you strike at, imprison, or kill us, out of our prisons or graves we will still evoke a spirit that will thwart you, and perhaps, raise a force that will destroy you! We defy you! Do your worst!
James Connolly

I'd love to thwart the Census form, but I want a constitutional basis for doing it - and here's the tricky thing. I think even constitutional purists would tell you that just because something isn't in the Constitution does not mean the government cannot do it.
Mark Davis

The United States must also continue to push the United Nations Security Council for strong action to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions. In the meantime, it is our job to take meaningful steps to eliminate the threats posed by Iran.
Allyson Schwartz

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart.
Learned Hand

We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a new kind of enemy who deals with stealthiness. Our ability to protect ourselves is having the information ahead of time so we can thwart the attack.
Bill Nelson

The Internet has exceeded our collective expectations as a revolutionary spring of information, news, and ideas. It is essential that we keep that spring flowing. We must not thwart the Internet's availability by taxing access to it.
Chris Cannon

Those artists who say that somehow therapy or analysis will thwart their creativity are completely misinformed. It's absolutely the opposite: it opens closed doors.
Paul Schrader

Thwart Translations

thwart in German is hintertreiben, vereiteln, behindern
thwart in Italian is frastornare
thwart in Spanish is empachar

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