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1. (v.t.) frustrate
to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify.
2. frustrate
to disappoint or thwart (a person).
3. (v.i.) frustrate
to become frustrated.
4. (adj.) frustrate
frustrated.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L frustrātus, ptp. of frustrārī, v. der. of frustrā in vain)
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| Definition of 'frustrate' |
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1. (verb) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
2. (verb) torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
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1. (verb) frustrate
to make sb feel annoyed because they are unable to do sth
All this paperwork just frustrates people.
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| Definition of 'frustrate' |
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1. (adj) frustrate
vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect
2. (verb) frustrate
to bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose
3. (verb) frustrate
to make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed
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Sense: to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc
Staying at home all day frustrated her.
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 Afrikaans: frustreer |
 Arabic: يُخَيِّب الآمال |
 Bulgarian: разстойвам (се) |
 Brazilian: frustrar |
 Czech: otrávit, znechutit |
 German: frustieren |
 Danish: frustrere; få til at mist |
 Greek: αποθαρρύνω, απογοητεύω |
 Spanish: frustrar |
 Estonian: frustreerima |
 Farsi: سرخورده کردن |
 Finnish: turhauttaa |
 French: frustrer |
 Hebrew: לְתַסכֵּל |
 Hindi: निराश करना |
 Croatian: frustrirati |
 Hungarian: csalódást okoz vkinek |
 Indonesian: kesal |
 Icelandic: ergja, skaprauna |
 Italian: frustrare |
 Japanese: 挫折感をもたせる |
 Korean: 실망시키다 |
 Lithuanian: įvaryti į neviltį |
 Latvian: radīt neapmierinātību/vil |
 Malay: mengesalkan |
 Dutch: fgrustreren |
 Norwegian: frustrere, bringe til for |
 Polish: frustrować |
 Persian: سرخورده کردن |
 Pashto: بې اثره كول،بې نتيجى كول، |
 Portuguese: frustrar |
 Romanian: a frustra |
 Russian: расстраивать |
 Slovak: znechutiť |
 Slovenian: prizadeti, razočarati |
 Serbian: frustrirati |
 Swedish: göra frustrerad |
 Thai: ทำให้ผิดหวัง |
 Turkish: canını sıkmak |
 Taiwanese: 使感到灰心 |
 Ukrainian: розчаровувати |
 Urdu: کسی کو نا امید کرنا |
 Vietnamese: llàm thất vọng |
 Chinese: 使感到灰心 |
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