short-circuited

verb

past tense of short-circuit
as in hampered
to create difficulty for the work or activity of for decades the maverick filmmaker was short-circuited by a chronic lack of funds

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Recent Examples of short-circuited But Taverner’s issues with her Russian counterpart, Vassily, are not over, and nothing is settled in the closing sequence where River’s romantic moment with Sid is drastically short-circuited. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 Thursday’s rulings effectively short-circuited Bianco’s efforts to keep the ballot probe alive. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Complex domains demand established standards that cannot be short-circuited. — Mo Husain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 His offense carried a high success rate, with nearly 46 percent of plays gaining EPA, but four lost fumbles, including three by Baker Mayfield, short-circuited the overall production in a 33-27 defeat at Cincinnati. — Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Almost two decades ago in Germany, a particularly wily octopus named Otto short-circuited his aquarium’s electrical system by shooting jets of water at an overhead light that perhaps caused an objectionable glare. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 As soon as the water rushed in, my brain short-circuited—there were too many sensations at once. — Hannah Singleton, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 As part of the presentation, BYD also staged a high-stress safety demonstration in which four battery cells were deliberately short-circuited. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 McDavid trimmed the Oilers' deficit with a fortunate deflection off Pavel Mintyukov's stick, but the superstar short-circuited another power play later in the third by cross-checking Tyson Hinds. — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuited
  1. hampered
  2. impeded
  3. hindered
  4. obstructed
  5. embarrassed
Verb
  • Cocoa production was hampered by extreme-weather issues for years, causing prices for the crop to surge.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • O’Connor, conversely, may be hampered by his sympathetic warmth.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hampered
Verb
  • The rangers moved the man off the glacier and made multiple attempts to airlift the man off the mountain, but rescue efforts were impeded by inclement weather.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of impeded
Verb
  • This hindered Ukraine's ability to intercept drones and disrupted missions.
    — Ava Pukatch, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But the effects of the Middle East conflict, including the choked Strait of Hormuz, hindered that possibility.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hindered
Verb
  • License plates need to be clearly visible and not obstructed.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The technology helps robots manipulate objects and navigate around obstacles using touch, including when visual information is unavailable or obstructed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of obstructed
Verb
  • The colliding scandals embarrassed the city of South Lake Tahoe, a Sierra Nevada enclave of about 21,000 people near the Nevada border, where residents addressed the situation at an emotional City Council meeting last year.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of embarrassed

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