stymievt.

stymie (v.)1857, in golf, from stymie (n.) "condition in which an opponent\\'s ball blocks the hole" (1834), perhaps from Scottish stymie "person who sees poorly," from stime "the least bit" (early 14c.), of uncertain origin. General sense of "block, hinder, thwart" is from 1902. Related: Stymied.