Both Uses of
stymie
in
Freakonomics
- As it happens, Feldman's accidental study provides a window onto a form of cheating that has long stymied academics: white-collar crime.†
p. 45.4 *stymied = prevented or hindered
- Anyone who tries even casually to follow their advice may be stymied, for the conventional wisdom on parenting seems to shift by the hour.†
p. 147.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(stymie) to prevent or hinder something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.