Stymie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

a thwarting and distressing situation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈaɪmi/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈaɪmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈaɪmi/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈaɪmi/.

Examples

His brother blocked him at every turn

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hinder embarrass blockade block obstruct stymy

Parts of Speech

noun	a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
noun	a thwarting and distressing situation
verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of “His brother blocked him at every turn”

Word Forms

stymie	verb	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
obstruction	noun	the act of obstructing
obstructer	noun	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
obstructor	noun	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
blockage	noun	the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
hindrance	noun	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
stymie	noun	a thwarting and distressing situation

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bloquer

une situation au golf où la balle d'un adversaire bloque la ligne entre votre balle et le trou

🇪🇸Spanish

bloquear

una situación en el golf donde la bola de un oponente bloquea la línea entre su bola y el hoyo

🇵🇹Portuguese

impedir

uma situação no golfe em que a bola do adversário bloqueia a linha entre a sua bola e o buraco

🇷🇺Russian

загнать в тупик

ситуация в гольфе, когда мяч соперника блокирует линию между вашим мячом и лункой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गतिरोध

गोल्फ में एक स्थिति जहां प्रतिद्वंद्वी की गेंद आपकी गेंद और होल के बीच की रेखा को अवरुद्ध कर देती है

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

கோல்ஃப் விளையாட்டில், எதிராளியின் பந்து உங்கள் பந்துக்கும் துளைக்கும் இடையே உள்ள கோட்டைத் தடுக்கும் சூழ்நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టిమీ

గోల్ఫ్‌లో ప్రత్యర్థి బంతి మీ బంతి మరియు రంధ్రం మధ్య ఉన్న రేఖను అడ్డుకునే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟಿಮಿ

ಗಾಲ್ಫ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ ಎದುರಾಳಿಯ ಚೆಂಡು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಚೆಂಡು ಮತ್ತು ರಂಧ್ರದ ನಡುವಿನ ರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸುವ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുരടിപ്പ്

ഗോൾഫിലെ ഒരു സാഹചര്യം, എതിരാളിയുടെ പന്ത് നിങ്ങളുടെ പന്തിനും ദ്വാരത്തിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള ലൈൻ തടയുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻碍

高尔夫中对手的球挡住了你的球和球洞之间的线的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

邪魔

ゴルフにおいて、相手のボールが自分のボールとホールの間の線を遮る状況

🇰🇷Korean

방해

골프에서 상대방의 공이 자신의 공과 홀 사이의 선을 막는 상황

🇹🇭Thai

สติมมี่

สถานการณ์ในการเล่นกอล์ฟที่ลูกของฝ่ายตรงข้ามขวางเส้นระหว่างลูกของคุณกับหลุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghalang

situasi dalam golf di mana bola lawan menghalangi garis antara bola Anda dan lubang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في وضع حرج

موقف في لعبة الجولف حيث تسد كرة الخصم الخط الفاصل بين كرتك والحفرة

🇮🇷Persian

میخچه

موقعیتی در گلف که در آن توپ حریف خط بین توپ شما و سوراخ را مسدود می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

engel

golfte rakibin topunun sizin topunuzla delik arasındaki çizgiyi bloke etmesi durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲמִיד מִכְשׁוֹל

מצב בגולף שבו כדור של יריב חוסם את הקו בין הכדור שלך לחור

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The primary meaning of 'stymie' is 'a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole'.

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