v .
to thwart ; to get in the way of ; to hinder 방해하다 ; 중간에 끼여들다 ; 훼방놓다

• Stymie is a golfing term. A golfer is stymied when another player's ball is on the direct path between his or her own ball and the cup.
• Off the golf course, one might be stymied by one's boss. In my effort to make a name for myself in the company, I was stymied by my boss, who always managed to take credit for all the good things that I did and to blame me for his mistakes.