Meaning of "stymied" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF STYMIED

stymied  [ˈstaɪmɪd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STYMIED

Stymied is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stymied in English.

WHAT DOES STYMIED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stymie

A stymie refers to an archaic rule in the game of golf. In singles match play when one player's ball blocked the path of another player's ball on the green, but were not within six inches of each other, the obstructing player's ball was not lifted. Instead the player who was further away from the hole had to attempt to slice or draw his putt around the obstacle ball. Sometimes a player would even attempt to chip his ball over the opponent's ball into the cup. If the player failed, even hitting their opponent's ball, his next shot would have to be played from where his ball now lay. If contact happened, the player's opponent, when it was his turn to play, had the choice to take his putt from his ball's original position or its new lie. Likewise if the player's ball knocked the obstructing ball into the cup, his opponent was considered to have holed out. In 1920, the United States Golf Association tested a modified stymie rule for one year, allowing a stymied player to concede the opponent's next putt.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STYMIED

PRESENT

Present

I stymie

you stymie

he/she/it stymies

we stymie

you stymie

they stymie

Present continuous

I am stymying

you are stymying

he/she/it is stymying

we are stymying

you are stymying

they are stymying

Present perfect

I have stymied

you have stymied

he/she/it has stymied

we have stymied

you have stymied

they have stymied

Present perfect continuous

I have been stymying

you have been stymying

he/she/it has been stymying

we have been stymying

you have been stymying

they have been stymying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stymied

you stymied

he/she/it stymied

we stymied

you stymied

they stymied

Past continuous

I was stymying

you were stymying

he/she/it was stymying

we were stymying

you were stymying

they were stymying

Past perfect

I had stymied

you had stymied

he/she/it had stymied

we had stymied

you had stymied

they had stymied

Past perfect continuous

I had been stymying

you had been stymying

he/she/it had been stymying

we had been stymying

you had been stymying

they had been stymying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stymie

you will stymie

he/she/it will stymie

we will stymie

you will stymie

they will stymie

Future continuous

I will be stymying

you will be stymying

he/she/it will be stymying

we will be stymying

you will be stymying

they will be stymying

Future perfect

I will have stymied

you will have stymied

he/she/it will have stymied

we will have stymied

you will have stymied

they will have stymied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stymying

you will have been stymying

he/she/it will have been stymying

we will have been stymying

you will have been stymying

they will have been stymying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stymied

you would stymied

he/she/it would stymied

we would stymied

you would stymied

they would stymied

Conditional continuous

I would be stymying

you would be stymying

he/she/it would be stymying

we would be stymying

you would be stymying

they would be stymying

Conditional perfect

I would have stymied

you would have stymied

he/she/it would have stymied

we would have stymied

you would have stymied

they would have stymied

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stymying

you would have been stymying

he/she/it would have been stymying

we would have been stymying

you would have been stymying

they would have been stymying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stymie
we let´s stymie
you stymie

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stymie

Past participle

stymied

Present Participle

stymying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STYMIED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stymied» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stymied

balk · confound · defeat · flummox · foil · frustrate · hinder · mystify · nonplus · puzzle · snooker · stump · thwart

TRANSLATION OF STYMIED

Find out the translation of stymied to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stymied from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stymied» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 阻碍
• Translator English - Spanish: obstaculizado
• English: stymied
• Translator English - Hindi: stymied
• Translator English - Arabic: وضع حرج
• Translator English - Russian: тупик
• Translator English - Portuguese: frustrado
• Translator English - Bengali: কোণঠাসা
• Translator English - French: entravé
• Translator English - Malay: Dicabut
• Translator English - German: stymied
• Translator English - Japanese: 窮地に立たさ
• Translator English - Korean: 좌절
• Translator English - Javanese: Pinter
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cản trở
• Translator English - Tamil: முடக்கிவிட்டது
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टिमिड
• Translator English - Turkish: stymied
• Translator English - Italian: stymied
• Translator English - Polish: napiętnowany
• Translator English - Ukrainian: тупик
• Translator English - Romanian: stymied
• Translator English - Greek: εμποδίζονται
• Translator English - Afrikaans: stymied
• Translator English - Swedish: stymied
• Translator English - Norwegian: hindret

3 QUOTES WITH «STYMIED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stymied.

1

Chris Bohjalian

If you are stymied as a writer, if it's just not coming together, then take the pressure off and don't feel that you need to write 1,000 words today; just write one really good sentence.

2

Arthur Erickson

We are stymied by regulations, limited choice and the threat of litigation. Neither consultants nor industry itself provide research which takes architecture forward.

3

Martin Short

Someone once asked me what was the weirdest question I was ever asked. And I was stymied.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STYMIED»

Discover the use of stymied in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stymied and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Dueling Loops of the Political Powerplace: Why ...

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Jack Harich, 2007

A Word a Week

Just from its sound, do you think you would like to be stymied? Stymie means to block, to frustrate, to make it difficult for something to be done. If one is stymied, one is stuck, unable to go on. If one is unable to organize a report, one is stymied.

Ruth Foster, 1999

Stymied Reflection

Stymied Reflection follows the life of Bethany, a highly intelligent girl with big dreams, born into a large and miserably poor family.

Beauty Nezi-Mosley, 2010

Free Flight; Faa Stymied by High-Tech Advances: Hearing ...

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States Con United States Congress House, 2010

Stanley Kubrick: Seven Films Analyzed

Stymied, Alex starts to cry. For the first time, he shows pity for someone powerless , even if it is himself. Ironically, his capacity for pity has been encouraged by the Ludovico constraints on his capacity for violence. Joe, meanwhile, justifiably ...

Randy Rasmussen, 2005

Free Flight: FAA Stymied by High-tech Advances

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United States. Congress. House. Committe, 2011

And There I Was Volume IV: A Backpacking Adventure in ...

... never had I was stymied: stymied by war and conflict, stymied by the insufferable heat and humidity, stymied by the lack of infrastructure and difficulty of transportation, stymied by the difficulty of Africa itself I was losing my self- confidence, ...

DH Koester, 2013

Oxford Studies in Epistemology

Say that, when you are in this position with respect to a relevant counterargument , you are "stymied" with respect to that counterargument. The kind of dogmatism that licenses flat dismissal when you are stymied, call "stymied dogmatism": ...

Tamar Szabó Gendler, John Hawthorne, 2013

The Great Detective: His Further Adventures: A Sherlock ...

Danny, shouted with glee Old Tom Morris just laughed with uproarious mirth, “ Aye, well played, Doctor Watson, it appears you've stymied Mr Holmes quite nicely!” “Stymied?” Holmes blurted He was obviously not aware of this particular rule I ...

Gary Lovisi, Marvin Kaye, 2013

Cheerful Abeyance

Stymied. Flailing and flagellate Thrash my shadow's mind Creative energy in me Now baleful woe to find Just when a stable income Can allow my art The leisure of my presence now Is stymied in my heart ...

S. Scott, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STYMIED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stymied is used in the context of the following news items.

US Importers and Greek Suppliers Stymied by Cash Controls

Ted Diamantis, an importer of Greek wines who is based in Chicago, has been helping his suppliers stock up on bottles, labels and printing ink. The barrels ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

Obama Laments Guns: "The One Area I Have Been Stymied," "Even …

If you ask me where has been the one area where I feel that I've been most frustrated and most stymied, it is the fact that the United States of America is the one ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»

Obama 'stymied' by America's lack of 'commonsense' gun laws

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says the issue that has left him "the most stymied" is the debate over gun control. Obama tells the BBC he is ... «CTV News, Jul 15»

Stymied by the thought of how we might alter Mass. flag

But I am stymied by the question of what we should change it to. Imagine the debate we would spend time engaging in. Continue reading below. Sacred cod ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

US shale has been stymied by Saudi Arabia, says Shell CEO

Saudi Arabia's move to abandon its role as the balancing force in world oil markets has put the brakes on America's energy boom, with Riyadh successfully ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»

Patchak Stymied Again in Effort to Close Gun Lake Casino

WASHINGTON (WHTC) - A federal court has dismissed for the second time a lawsuit filed by former Wayland Township Trustee David Patchak that sought to ... «WNWN-FM, Jun 15»

With Washington Stymied, It's Up to the States to Pass Gun Reform

President Barack Obama's frustration over the stymied status of federal gun control reform isn't new. After all, he sounded similar notes after similar senseless ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»

Low-cost London housing being stymied

London's efforts to build homes that are affordable to low-income households are being stymied by government policies on home ownership and regeneration. «Financial Times, Jun 15»

Stymied House Democrats may give Kamala Harris a run for Senate …

Rep. Adam Schiff, pictured April 27, 2015, as he talks at Brand Park in Glendale during a tour of portions of the proposed Rim of the Valley National Recreation ... «LA Daily News, May 15»

Law enforcement stymied when clerks don't report convictions

While the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine wrestles with a technologically unreliable criminal background-check system in a bid to generate ... «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»