Thwarted

verb

1. To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.

   "Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm."

2. To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
3. To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
4. To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.

   "An arrow thwarts the air."