v .
to prevent from being accomplished ; to frustrate ; to hinder 일의 진행을 방해하다 ; 좌절시키다 ; 방해하다

• I wanted to do some work today, but it seemed as though fate thwarted me at every time ; first someone on the phone tried to sell me a magazine subscription, then a Jehovah's Witness came to the door and wouldn't leave, then my computer printer broke down, then I discovered that my favorite movie was on TV.
• There's no thwarting Yogi Bear once he gets it into his mind that he wants a picnic basket ; he will sleep till noon, but before, he'll have every picnic basket that's in Jellystone Park.