kibosh

A verb used to indicate the act of putting an end to, stopping, or thwarting something, often abruptly or decisively.

• 🇩🇪Etwas beenden, stoppen oder vereiteln, oft abrupt oder entschieden; meist in der Wendung 'to put the kibosh on something' verwendet.

1. Stop or prevent C1 informal

   To put an end to something; to prevent something from happening or developing.

   • The rain put the kibosh on our picnic plans.
   • The manager kiboshed the proposal before it could be discussed.
   • They tried to kibosh the project due to budget cuts.

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   Synonyme: blockcheckcurbendfoilhaltquashscotchsquelchstopsuppressthwartveto

   Antonyme: advanceaidallowassistenableencouragefacilitatefosterfurtherpermitpromotesupport

• kiboshed past participle
• kiboshed past simple
• kiboshing present participle
• kiboshes third person singular