foiled

Adjective

Synonyms: defeated disappointed discomfited frustrated thwarted

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

disappointingly unsuccessful“disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”“their foiled attempt to capture Calais”“many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”“his best efforts were thwarted”Synonyms: defeated disappointed discomfited frustrated thwarted

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foiled (foild); p. pr. & vb. n. Foiling.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under one's feet, to press, oppress. See Full, v. t.]

1.To tread under foot; to trample. [1913 Webster]

King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled under foot.— Knoless.[1913 Webster]

Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle, In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat. [1913 Webster]

And by ? mortal man at length am foiled.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

Her long locks that foil the painter's power.— Byron.[1913 Webster]

3.To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase. --Addison. [1913 Webster]