frus·trate (fr s tr t )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. [Middle English frustraten, from Latin fr  strr , frstrt-, from frstr, in vain.]frus trater n.frus trating·ly adv. |
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
frustration n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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"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" |
frustrate
verb 1. discourage, anger, depress, annoy, infuriate, exasperate, dishearten, dissatisfy << OPPOSITE encourage
Translations
v frustrate [fraˈstreit, (American ) ˈfrastreit]
1 to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc Staying at home all day frustrated her. frustreer يُخَيِّب الآمال разстойвам (се) otrávit, znechutit frustrere; få til at miste modet frustieren αποθαρρύνω, απογοητεύω frustrar frustreerima سرخورده کردن turhauttaa frustrer לְתַסכֵּל निराश करना frustrirati csalódást okoz vkinek kesal ergja, skaprauna frustrare 挫折感をもたせる 힘빠지게 하다, 실망시키다, 실망하다 įvaryti į neviltį radīt neapmierinātību/vilšanos mengesalkan fgrustreren frustrere, bringe til fortvilelse, gi opp få til å, gjøre motløs frustrować frustrar a frustra расстраивать znechutiť prizadeti, razočarati frustrirati göra frustrerad ทำให้ผิดหวัง canını sıkmak 使感到灰心 розчаровувати کسی کو نا امید کرنا llàm thất vọng 使感到灰心
2 to make useless His efforts were frustrated. gedwarsboom يُحْبِط، يُفْشِل осуетявам zmařit forpurre vereiteln ματαιώνω, αχρηστεύω frustrar nurja ajama بی نتیجه کردن tehdä tyhjäksi faire échouer למנוע हताश करना osujetiti, spriječiti, onemogućiti meghiúsít mengesalkan gera að engu, ónÿta rendere vano 挫折させる 좌절시키다 paversti niekais, (su)žlugdyti padarīt nevajadzīgu; izjaukt (plānus u.tml.) mengecewakan verijdelen gjøre unyttig, velte, forpurre udaremnić frustrar a zădărnici сводить на нет zmariť, prekaziť izjaloviti osujetiti omintetgöra ไร้ค่า engel olmak, önlemek 使無效 зводити нанівець ناکام کرنا làm thất bại 使无效
n fruˈstration
frustrasie إحْباط، فَشَل، تَثْبيط разстройване frustrace, zklamání frustration; skuffelse die Vereitlung απογοήτευση, ματαίωση frustración frustratsioon ناکامی turhauma frustration תִּסכּוּל निराशा frustracija, neuspjeh meghiúsulás (tervé); bukás (vállalkozásé); rombadőlés (reményé) frustrasi vonbrigði; gremja frustrazione 挫折 실망, 좌절 neviltis, nusivylimas neapmierinātība; vilšanās; (plānu, cerību) sabrukums kekesalan frustratie, verijdeling frustrasjon, skuffelse, fortvilelse frustracja frustração frustrare разочарование;крушение frustrácia, pocit márnosti, nespokojnosť frustracija frustracija frustration ความผิดหวัง sıkılma, üzüntü 受挫 розчарування نا امیدی tình trạng nản lòng; sự thất vọng 受挫
adj frusˈtrated
1 disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher. gefrustreerd تَعيس، مُحْبَط разочарован zklamaný, znechucený, otrávený frustreret; skuffet frustriert αποκαρδιωμένος, μη ικανοποιημένος frustrado pettunud مایوس turhautunut insatisfait מְתוּסכַּל पाराजि frustriran, nezadovoljan, razočaran csalódott tidak puas, frustrasi vonsvikin; vansæll; ófullnægður frustraro 挫折感を持った 실망한, 불만족스러운 puolęs į neviltį, nusivylęs neapmierināts; vīlies tidak puas hati gefrustreerd frustrert, skuffet, utilpass, misfornøyd rozczarowany, sfrustrowany frustrado nemulţumit разочарованный znechutený nezadovoljen frustriran frustrerad, otillfredsställd ผิดหวัง hayal kırıklığına uğramış, mutsuz 失望的 розчарований نا امید không hài lòng 失望的
2 unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like Literary critics are often frustrated writers. gefrustreerd خائِب، فاشِل неудволетворен frustrovaný frustreret; skuffet aussichtslos αποτυχημένος frustrado läbikukkunud سرخورده turhautunut frustré מְתוּסכַּל कुंठित bezuspješan, promašen frusztrált gagal vonsvikinn; uppgjafa- frustrato 失敗した 좌절된 nevykėlis vīlies; neizdevies kecewa teleurgesteld frustrert, mislykket niedoszły frustrado frustrat несостоявшийся frustrovaný neuspešen frustriran misslyckad ไม่ประสบผลสำเร็จ başarısız, amacına ulaşamamış 受挫折的 той, що не відбувся ناکام nản lòng 受挫折的
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