THWARTED
\θwˈɔːtɪd], \θwˈɔːtɪd], \θ_w_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_d]\
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disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
By Princeton University
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.