The Only Use
stymie
in
Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen
(Edited)
- And for a moment he was stymied.
p. 156.5stymied = stopped (prevented from making progress)
Definitions:
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(1)
(stymie) to prevent or hinder something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) At one time, stymie referred specifically to a situation in golf whereby someone is unable to putt the ball into the hole because another player's ball blocks the hole.