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stymie

('st/aI/m/i/ )

a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole(noun.state)

Synonym:
stymy

source: wordnet30
a thwarting and distressing situation(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
The position of two balls on the putting green such that, being more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly between the other and the hole at which the latter must be played; also, the act of bringing the balls into this position.(noun)

source: webster1913

hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of(verb.social)

Synonym:
block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymy

source: wordnet30
To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.(verb)

source: webster1913

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