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- DictionaryFrus·trate/ˈfrəˌstrāt/
verb
- 1. prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: "his attempt to frustrate the merger"
adjective
- 1. frustrated. archaic
Apr 26, 2024 · 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.
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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English frus‧trate /frʌˈstreɪt $ ˈfrʌstreɪt/ verb [ transitive] 1 if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want The fact that he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 2 to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding...
1. a. : to balk or defeat in an endeavor. frustrated her opponents by her ball-handling. b. : to induce feelings of discouragement in. Not being able to find a job frustrated him. 2. a (1) : to make ineffectual : bring to nothing. Illness frustrated his plans for college. (2) : impede, obstruct. The project was frustrated by government regulations.
to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no use; defeat: The steady rains frustrated our plans. to disappoint; discourage; thwart: If you give a child problems that are hard to solve, you may frustrate him. frus•tra•tion, n. [ uncountable]: feelings of frustration. [ countable] took his frustrations out on his staff.
What does the verb frustrate mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb frustrate . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. : to cause (someone) to feel angry, discouraged, or upset because of not being able to do something. It frustrated him to miss so many games because of injuries. We've been frustrated by bureaucratic delays. 2. : to prevent (efforts, plans, etc.) from succeeding. Bureaucratic delays have frustrated our efforts to resolve this problem.
