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   frustrate

   verb

   • 1. prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: "the rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather" 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: "in numerous policy areas, central government has been frustrated by local authorities"
   • 2. cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed 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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFRUSTRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Frustrate means to make someone feel annoyed or less confident, or to prevent the plans or efforts of someone or something from being achieved. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of frustrate with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     FRUSTRATE meaning: 1. to make someone feel annoyed or less...

   • Znaczenie Frustrate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     frustrate definicja: 1. to make someone feel annoyed or less...

   • Frustrate: French Translation

     FRUSTRATE translate: frustrer, contrarier, frustrer, faire...

   • Frustrate: Thai Translation

     FRUSTRATE translate: ทำให้ผิดหวัง, ไร้ค่า. Learn more in the...

   • Frustrate: German Translation

     frustrate translate: frustieren, vereiteln. Learn more in...

   • Frustrate in Spanish

     FRUSTRATE translate: frustrar, frustrar, frustrar. Learn...

   • Frustrate in Polish

     frustrate translate: frustrować, udaremnić, pokrzyżować...

   • Frustrate in Japanese

     FRUSTRATE translate: 苛立（いらだ）たせる. Learn more in the Cambridge...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › frustrateFrustrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb and adjective frustrate, which means to make vain or ineffectual all efforts. See examples, word history, and related entries.

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

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   Learn the meaning of frustrate as a verb and an adjective, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of frustrate.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › frustrateFRUSTRATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Frustrate means to make something worthless or of no avail, or to disappoint or thwart someone. Learn more about the word history, origin, and usage of frustrate with synonyms and example sentences.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › frustrateFrustrate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you frustrate someone, you do your best to annoy, confuse, or even torment that poor person. Maybe you constantly change your mind — that's sure to frustrate anyone who tries to make plans with you.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › frustratefrustrate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Frustrate means to make somebody feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want, or to prevent somebody or something from succeeding. See the verb forms, synonyms, word origin and usage notes of frustrate.

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

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   FRUSTRATE definition: 1. to make someone feel annoyed because things are not happening in the way that they want, or in…. Learn more.