ματαιώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• cross noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
• frustrate verb To prevent someone from achieving something, causing annoyance or disappointment.
• stymie noun A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
• thwart verb To stop someone from succeeding at a plan; to block or frustrate it.

Senses

ματαιώνω is used for these senses in English:

• cross (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
• defeat (transitive) To nullify
• stymie To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.

cross — full definition

1. noun A shape formed by two intersecting lines, or an upright post with a crossbar, especially as a religious symbol.
2. verb To go from one side of something to the other.
3. adj Annoyed or bad-tempered.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

Related Greek words