Foiled has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of foil
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"
Example Sentences
"disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"
adjective
"their foiled attempt to capture Calais"
adjective
"many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"
adjective
"his best efforts were thwarted"
adjective