1. to prevent or hinder the progress of something

1. a situation that blocks progress or prevents achievement of a goal
2. a golf situation where an opponent’s ball blocks the path to the hole
Usage: golf

Examples

• Budget cuts will stymie the school’s expansion plans.
• The new regulations could stymie small business growth.
• Bad weather stymied our hiking trip.
• The project hit a stymie when funding was withdrawn.
• Legal challenges created a stymie for the development.
• The golfer faced a stymie on the final hole.
• Traffic congestion continues to stymie commuters.