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31balk — balk1 [ bɔk ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be unwilling to do something or let something happen, because you believe that it is wrong or that it will cause problems: Voters would balk if either candidate made such a proposal. balk at: They really… …
32balk — [[t]bɔ͟ːlk, AM bɔ͟ːk[/t]] balks, balking, balked also baulk VERB If you balk at something, you definitely do not want to do it or to let it happen. [V at n] Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments... Last October the bank… …
33thwart — verb their plans to attack the embassy were thwarted Syn: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash; stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct; informal put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch …
34frustrate — frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit mean either to defeat a person attempting or hoping to achieve an end or satisfy a desire or, in some cases, to defeat another s desire. To frustrate is to make vain or ineffectual all… …
35balk´ing|ly — balk «bk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on: »My horse balked at the fence. SYNONYM(S): jib, shy. 2. to hesitate or stop (at); avoid; not do: »He balks at every disturbance and never finishes his work …
36balk´er — balk «bk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on: »My horse balked at the fence. SYNONYM(S): jib, shy. 2. to hesitate or stop (at); avoid; not do: »He balks at every disturbance and never finishes his work …
37baffled — affled adj. not understanding. Syn: uncomprehending. [WordNet 1.5] 2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain how to proceed; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: balked, discomfited, discouraged,… …
38Disappointed — Dis ap*point ed, a. 1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope. [1913 Webster] 2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin, Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled. Shak.… …
39discomfited — discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn: discombobulated. [WordNet 1.5] …
40discomfitted — discomfited discomfited discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn:… …
