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Foiling (Noun)

Meaning

An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The politician's opponents were constantly foiling her attempts to pass the bill into law.
  • The company's competitors were foiling their marketing strategies by poaching their top talent.
  • Despite the detective's best efforts, the suspect's alibis were foiling her attempts to build a case against him.
  • The activist group was foiling the corporation's plans to build a new factory in the environmentally sensitive area.
  • The cybersecurity team was foiling the hackers' attempts to breach the company's database by implementing multiple layers of security.

Synonyms

  • Frustration
  • Thwarting

Hypernyms

  • Hindrance
  • Hinderance

Related Words

  • Foil (verb)
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