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foiling

/ˈfɔɪ.lɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈfɔɪ.lɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие по предотвращению чьего-либо успеха или срыва планов или усилий.

A noun referring to an act of preventing someone from succeeding or thwarting their plans or efforts.

  1. Hindrance or thwartingB2formal

    An act of preventing someone from achieving their goal or carrying out their plans.

    ruСрыв

    • The detective's quick thinking led to the foiling of the bank robbery.
    • The security system was responsible for the foiling of several intrusion attempts.
    • Her careful planning resulted in the foiling of their scheme.
    • The unexpected storm caused the foiling of their outdoor event.

    Synonymscheckdefeatfrustrationhindranceobstructionpreventionsetbackthwarting

    Antonymsaidassistancefacilitationfurtherancehelpsupport

Forms
  • foilings plural form
  • foilings' possessive plural form
  • foiling's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

foil/fɔɪl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предотвращению успеха чего-либо или срыву плана или усилий противника.

A verb used to indicate the act of preventing something from succeeding, or of thwarting an opponent's plan or effort.

  1. Prevent or thwartB2formal

    To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.

    ruПредотвратить

    • The security team foiled the robbery attempt.
    • Her quick thinking foiled the scam.
    • The detective foiled the criminal's plan.

    Synonymsbafflebalkcounteractdefeatfrustrateimpedenullifyobstructstopthwart

    Antonymsabetadvanceaidassistencouragefacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport

  2. Frustrate or obstructB2formal

    To cause someone's efforts to fail or be frustrated.

    ruСорвать

    • The bad weather foiled their plans for a picnic.
    • His lack of preparation foiled his chances of winning.
    • The unexpected delay foiled the entire schedule.

    Synonymsbalkcheckcircumventdefeatfrustrateimpedeobstructoutwitthwart

    Antonymsabetadvanceaidassistfacilitatefurtherhelppromotesupport

Forms
  • foiled past participle
  • foiled past simple
  • foiling present participle
  • foils third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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