Advertisement
Advertisement
frustrate
[ fruhs-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify:
The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
Synonyms: circumvent, foil, balk
- to disappoint or thwart (a person):
a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
verb (used without object)
- to become frustrated:
His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adjective
- Obsolete. frustrated.
frustrate
/ frʌˈstreɪt /
verb
- to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart
- to upset, agitate, or tire
her constant complaints began to frustrate him
adjective
- archaic.frustrated or thwarted; baffled
Derived Forms
- frusˈtrater, noun
Other Words From
- frustrat·er noun
- frustrat·ing·ly adverb
- frus·tra·tive [fruhs, -trey-tiv, -tr, uh, -], adjective
- re·frustrate verb (used with object) refrustrated refrustrating
Word History and Origins
Origin of frustrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of frustrate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The delays would cause chaos and snarl traffic at checkpoints, frustrate orderly schedules, and make tempers short.
Such side-stepping will frustrate newcomers in search of elucidation, or at the very least a fuller picture.
The federal and state governments create cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all solutions that frustrate rather than serve.
As a result, using the language of war may only serve to frustrate and mislead the public.
But deadlock in Congress, with the focus on debt instead of demand, continues to frustrate the recovery.
Your indomitable bravery will suffice to frustrate the attempt to carry out their plans.
Perrott, who wished to hunt out rather than pardon him, watched the ports so carefully as to frustrate many attempts at evasion.
Mussulmans took, of course, no precautions against it; for how could merely boiling the water frustrate the Will of Allah?
Did she, like the rest of them, suspect me of seeking to frustrate his suit by withholding his fortune?
It really looked as though they were aware of my presence, had divined my purpose, and were determined to frustrate it.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse