scuppered

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verb
  1. 1

    Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.

    โ€œThe bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scupper, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scuppered