Meaning of the word stymie in English

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stymie

US /ˈstaɪ.mi/
UK /ˈstaɪ.mi/

Verb

1.

to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose:

Example:
In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.
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