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verb [transitive] informal American English pronunciation: stymie /ˈstaɪmi/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theystymie
he/she/itstymies
present participlestymieing
past tensestymied
past participlestymied
  1. to stop someone from achieving a goal, or to stop some process from continuing

    Richard's attitude completely stymied her.

    positions that have stymied progress

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