stymies
Puts a stop
Stymies is the third-person singular of stymie, meaning to block or obstruct progress.
The word comes from golf, where a stymie was an opponent's ball blocking your path to the hole.
Now it describes any frustrating obstacle: The investigation was stymied by lack of evidence.
Bureaucratic red tape stymies innovation.
Obstructs or sections
- thwartsFrustrates or blocks
- hindersCreates obstacles for
- impedesBlocks or delays
- obstructsBlocks or hinders
frustrates · hampers · foils · prevents · halts · derails · stalls · stonewalls
Perplexes or confuses deeply
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- confoundsDeeply puzzles or defeats
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
- stumpsCut tree bases
mystifies · confuses · flummoxes · befuddles · nonplusses · bewilders · foxes · throws
Deliberate falsehood
opponent · block · match play · obstruction · stance · stroke · interference · rules
blocks
Obstructs or sections
obstructs · frustrates · hampers · foils · prevents · halts · derails · stalls · stonewalls · deadlocks
baffles
Perplexes or confuses deeply
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- confoundsDeeply puzzles or defeats
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
stumps · mystifies · confuses · flummoxes · befuddles · nonplusses · bewilders · foxes · throws · dumbfounds
lie
Deliberate falsehood
ball · opponent · block · match play · obstruction · stance · stroke · interference · rules · penalty