Synonyms of the word

thwarting

• v. present participle of thwart.
• n. An instance of blocking or obstructing.

foiling

• v. present participle of foil.
• n. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
• n. (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
• n. (architecture) A foil.

frustrating

• adj. discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
• v. present participle of frustrate.

frustration

• n. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
• n. A thing that frustrates.
• n. The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered.
• n. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.

frustrative

• adj. That which frustrates (causes frustration).

hinderance

• n. Archaic spelling of hindrance.

hindrance

• n. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
• n. The state or act of hindering something.

interference

• n. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
• n. (sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
• n. (physics) An effect caused by the superposition of two systems of waves, such as a distortion on a broadcast…
• n. (US, law) In United States patent law, an inter partes proceeding to determine the priority issues of…
• n. (chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing…

preventative

• adj. Alternative form of preventive.
• n. Alternative form of preventive.

preventive

• adj. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• adj. Carried out to deter military aggression.
• adj. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
• adj. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
• n. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
• n. (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
• n. A contraceptive, especially a condom.