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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: , ,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
/ ڰʌˈٰɪ /
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
archaicfrustrated or thwarted; baffled
Other 51Թ Forms
- frustrater noun
- frustratingly adverb
- frustrative adjective
- refrustrate verb (used with object)
- ڰܲˈٰٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of frustrate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of frustrate1
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Example Sentences
Trying to keep up in real time can prove equally exhausting and frustrating.
Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested and detained in Los Angeles since Thursday, and lawyers have been frustrated by the lack of access to them.
"I found it frustrating when we would come to England at a cost of $1m to Cricket West Indies and see no revenue," Grave added.
The grandchild of Holocaust survivors, she described to me then how family discussions about what was happening in Gaza left her feeling angry and frustrated.
Ms Howard Boyd says efforts to update rules, which date back to 1989, to include new contaminants were "continually frustrated by the lack of ministerial appetite to deal with this issue."
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