frustrate
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frustrate¹
- /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ US
Rhymes with (UK) -eɪt
Where it comes from
From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer.
verb frustrates · frustrating · frustrated
- To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
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To hinder or thwart.
My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
Similar: behedge, blunt, crimp, foreclose, delay, difficult, diminish, forestay, retroact, interfere, intervene, forslow
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To cause stress or annoyance.
This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.
Similar: aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle, botherate, bug
Similar: confound
frustrate²
Where it comes from
From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
adjective more frustrate · most frustrate
- Ineffectual; useless; fruitless. Our frustrate search.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bedevil, baffle, rag, thwart, spoil, tantalize, scotch, queer, torment, crucify, cross, foil, bilk, dun, embarrass, thwarted
verb
Similar: confound
Translations
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verb to disappoint or defeat
| Español | frustrar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 令人失望 lìngrén shīwàng, 挫折 cuòzhé, 使期望落空 shǐ qīwàng luòkōng |
| Português | frustrar |
| Français | frustrer |
| Deutsch | frustrieren |
| Ελληνικά | ματαιώνω mataióno |
| Русский | разочаровывать razočarovyvatʹ, обламывать oblamyvatʹ, расстраивать rasstraivatʹ |
| עברית | תִּסְכֵּל |
verb to hinder
| 中文 | 阻礙 /阻碍 zǔ'ài, 妨礙 /妨碍 fáng'ài, 阻撓 /阻挠 zǔnáo |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | ματαιώνω mataióno |
| Русский | мешать mešatʹ, препятствовать prepjatstvovatʹ |
| العربية | فَشَّلَ faššala |
verb cause annoyance
| 中文 | 造成壓力 /造成压力 zàochéng yālì, 令人煩惱 /令人烦恼 lìngrén fánnǎo, 惹惱 /惹恼 rěnǎo |
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adj ineffectual, useless
| 中文 | 無效的 /无效的 wúxiào de, 無用的 /无用的 wúyòng de, 徒勞無功的 /徒劳无功的 túláowúgōng de |
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| Русский | тщетный tščetnyj |
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title = {frustrate},
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