frustrate

frus·trate  (frstrt)

tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates

1.

a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: A persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn.

b. To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in.

2. To make ineffectual or invalid; nullify.

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[Middle English frustraten, from Latin frstrr, frstrt-, from frstr, in vain.]

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frustrater n.

frustrating·ly adv.

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frustrate

Verb

[-trating, -trated]

1. to upset or anger (a person) by presenting difficulties that cannot be overcome: his lack of ambition frustrated me

2. to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of [Latin frustrare to cheat]

frustrating adj
frustration n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	frustrate - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
	2.	frustrate - treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" bedevil, dun, rag, torment, crucify madden - drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" hamstring - make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" persecute, oppress - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"

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frustrate

verb 1. discourage, anger, depress, annoy, infuriate, exasperate, dishearten, dissatisfy << OPPOSITE encourage

verb 2. thwart, stop, check, block, defeat, disappoint, counter, confront, spoil, foil, baffle, inhibit, hobble, balk, circumvent, forestall, neutralize, stymie, nullify, render null and void, crool or cruel Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE further

Translations

frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt] vt → frustrar

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frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt] vt → frustrer [+ plot, plans]; faire échouer

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frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt] vt → frustrieren;

(attempt) → vereiteln;

(plan) → durchkreuzen

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frustrate [frʌsˈtreɪt] vt → frustrare