Stymie

Stymie
- To hinder, block, or thwart.
- To present an obstacle to.

Investigators have been stymied again and again in their efforts to find the aircraft since it vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014.
Image Credits : US Pacific Fleet

Usage:
- Film shooting in Ooty stymied by red tape
- Even if the president wins reelection, he could still be stymied by Republicans in Congress.

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