stymy
/ˈstaɪmi/
verb
- To prevent or block someone from doing something or making progress.
- The lack of funding stymied the research project.
- New regulations could stymie small business growth.
- Her opponent's strong defense stymied every attempt to score.
noun
- A situation or thing that blocks progress or makes it difficult to achieve something.
- The budget cut became a stymy to the school's new program.
- We hit a stymy when the main speaker canceled.
- The broken elevator was a stymy for the delivery crew.