short-circuit

1. 1.

   hamper the progress of; impede

   “short-circuit warm feelings”

   Broaderthwart
2. 2.

   create a short circuit in

   Synonymsshort

   Broadermake
3. 3.

   avoid something unpleasant or laborious

   “You cannot bypass these rules!”

   Synonymsbypassgo aroundget around

   Broaderavoid

Questions about short-circuit

What does short-circuit mean?

short-circuit means "hamper the progress of; impede". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in short-circuit?

short-circuit has 4 syllables: short--cir-cu-it. The stress falls on "cir".

What is another word for short-circuit?

Close synonyms include short, bypass, go around, get around. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is short-circuit a common word?

short-circuit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.