stymy

A noun referring to a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole, or more generally, a thwarting and distressing situation.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una situación en el golf en la que la bola del oponente bloquea la línea entre tu bola y el hoyo, o, en sentido más general, una situación que obstaculiza o resulta molesta.

1. Golf obstacle C2 formal sport

   A situation in golf where an opponent's ball lies directly between your ball and the hole on the putting green, blocking your line of putt.

   • He found himself in a stymy after his opponent's ball landed just in front of the hole.
   • The golfer had to carefully chip over the stymy to reach the pin.
   • In modern golf, the stymy rule has been largely abolished.

   🇪🇸Obstáculo en el green (stymie)

2. Thwarting situation C2 informal

   A frustrating or difficult situation that blocks progress or prevents a desired outcome.

   • The project hit a stymy when the funding was suddenly cut.
   • Her career advancement faced a stymy due to office politics.
   • The negotiations reached a stymy as neither side would compromise.

   🇪🇸Situación que frustra

   Sinónimos: barrierblockdifficultyhindrancehitchimpedimentobstacleobstructionsetbacksnagstumbling block