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   Frus·trate

   /ˈfrəˌstrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: "his attempt to frustrate the merger" Similar thwartdefeatfoilblockstopput a stop tocounterspoilcheckbalkcircumventdisappointforestallbardashscotchquashcrushderailnip in the budbafflenullifysnookerobstructimpedehamperhinderstiflefetterhamstringcrippleput a brake onstand in the way ofspike someone's gunsinformal:stymiefoul upscrew upput the kibosh onput the lid onbanjaxdo forscupperOpposite helpfacilitate
   • ▪ prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something: "an increasingly popular way to frustrate car thieves"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed, typically as a result of being unable to change or achieve something: "it frustrated me that more couldn't be done for her" Similar exasperateinfuriateannoyangermaddenvexirritateirkembittersourget someone's back uptry someone's patiencediscouragedisheartendispiritdepressdissatisfymake discontentedinformal:aggravatedrive maddrive crazybugmiffhack offget toget under someone's skinwind upget on someone's wicknarkgive someone the humpOpposite please

   adjective

   • 1. frustrated. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. frustrater noun

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   Definitions of frustrate. verb. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”. synonyms: baffle, bilk, confound, cross, foil, queer, scotch, scuttle, spoil, thwart. see more. verb. discourage or cause annoyance or upset.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFRUSTRATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · frustrate in American English. (ˈfrʌstreit) (verb -trated, -trating) transitive verb. 1. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify. The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him. 2. to disappoint or thwart (a person) a talented woman whom life had frustrated.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionfrustrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of frustrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFRUSTRATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   frustrate verb [T] (PREVENT) to prevent someone from achieving something, or to prevent something from happening: They have frustrated all our attempts to find a solution to this problem. (Definition of frustrate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Frustrate definition, to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him. See more. Dictionary.com

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › frustrateFrustrate - definition of frustrate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart. 2. to upset, agitate, or tire: her constant complaints began to frustrate him. adj. archaic frustrated or thwarted; baffled. [C15: from Latin frustrāre to cheat, from frustrā in error] frusˈtrater n.

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   frustrate. [ fruhs-treyt ] show ipa. See synonyms for frustrate on Thesaurus.com. verb (used with object), frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.