thwarted

Etymology

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of thwart

adj

  1. Frustrated, obstructed or prevented.
    There is no blockage in their instinctive life, and when the two men fight the physical closeness is not a substitute for a thwarted sexual life. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 192

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