frustrate

frus·trate

 (frŭs′trāt′)

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

1.

a. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: A persistent wind frustrated me as I tried to rake the leaves.

b. To cause feelings of discouragement, annoyance, or lack of fulfillment in: She was frustrated by his inability to remember her birthday.

2. To prevent from coming to fruition or fulfillment; render ineffectual: frustrated his ambition; frustrated their scheme for reform.

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[Middle English frustraten, from Latin frūstrārī, frūstrāt-, from frūstrā, in vain.]

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frus′trat′er n.

frus′trat′ing·ly adv.

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frustrate

(frʌˈstreɪt)

vb (tr)

1. to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart

2. to upset, agitate, or tire: her constant complaints began to frustrate him.

adj

archaic frustrated or thwarted; baffled

[C15: from Latin frustrāre to cheat, from frustrā in error]

frusˈtrater n

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frus•trate

(ˈfrʌs treɪt)

v. -trat•ed, -trat•ing,
adj. v.t.

1. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify.

2. to disappoint or thwart (a person).

v.i.

3. to become frustrated.

adj.

4. frustrated.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, v. derivative of frustrā in vain]

frus′trat•er, n.

frus′trat•ing•ly, adv.

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frustrate

Past participle: frustrated
Gerund: frustrating

Imperative

frustrate

frustrate

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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 These questions frustrated me.
discourage encourage, cheer, hearten

2. thwart, stop, check, block, defeat, disappoint, counter, confront, spoil, foil, baffle, inhibit, hobble, balk, circumvent, forestall, neutralize, stymie, nullify, render null and void The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts.
thwart further, forward, encourage, advance, promote, satisfy, stimulate, endorse

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frustrate

verb

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose:

baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, stymie, thwart.

Informal: cross, stump.

Idiom: cut the ground from under.

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Translations

يُحْبِط، يُفْشِليُخَيِّب الآمال

otrávitzmařitznechutit

få til at miste modetforpurrefrustrere

frustierenvereiteln

abortarfrustrar

estäätehdäturhauttaatyhjävaikeuttaa

faire échouerfrustrer

frustrirati

csalódást okoz vkinek

ergja, skapraunagera aî engu, ónÿta

frustrarefrustrazione

įvaryti į neviltįpaversti niekaispuolęs į neviltį

izjauktradīt neapmierinātību/vilšanos

bringe til fortvilelsegjøre unyttig

canını sıkmakengel olmakönlemek

使感到灰心使无效

frustrate

[frʌsˈtreɪt] VT [+ plan, effort, person] → frustrar; [+ hope] → defraudar
to feel frustrated → sentirse frustrado
he's a frustrated artist → es un artista frustrado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

frustrate

[frʌˈstreɪt] vt

(= fill with frustration) [+ person] → frustrer

[+ plot, plans] → faire échouer; [+ efforts] → contrarier

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

frustrate

vt person → frustrieren; hopes → zunichtemachen; plans, plot → durchkreuzen, zerstören; he was frustrated in his efforts → seine Anstrengungen waren umsonst or vergebens; rescuers were frustrated in their search by bad weather → die Retter wurden durch schlechtes Wetter bei der Suche behindert

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

frustrate

[frʌˈstreɪt] vt (plan, effort, hope) → rendere vano/a; (person) → frustrare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

frustrate

(fraˈstreit) , ((American) ˈfrastreit) verb

1. to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc. Staying at home all day frustrated her. frustreer يُخَيِّب الآمال разстойвам (се) frustrar otrávit, znechutit frustieren frustrere; få til at miste modet αποθαρρύνω, απογοητεύωfrustrar frustreerima سرخورده کردن turhauttaa frustrer לְתַסכֵּל निराश करना frustrirati csalódást okoz vkinek kesal ergja, skaprauna frustrare 挫折感をもたせる 실망시키다 įvaryti į neviltį radīt neapmierinātību/vilšanos mengesalkan frustrerenfrustrere, bringe til fortvilelse, få til å gi opp, gjøre motløs frustrować بې اثره كول،بې نتيجى كول، باطلول، زړه ور ماتول 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 frustrar zmařit vereiteln forpurre ματαιώνω, αχρηστεύωfrustrar 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 소용없게 하다 paversti niekais, (su)žlugdyti padarīt nevajadzīgu; izjaukt (plānus u.tml.) mengecewakan verijdelengjøre unyttig, velte, forpurreudaremnić بې نتيجى كول 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

fruˈstration noun

frustrasie إحْباط، فَشَل، تَثْبيط разстройване frustração frustrace, zklamání die Vereitlung frustration; skuffelse απογοήτευση, ματαίωσηfrustración frustratsioon ناکامی turhautuminen frustrationתסכול निराशा frustracija, neuspjeh meghiúsulás (tervé); bukás (vállalkozásé); rombadőlés (reményé) frustrasi vonbrigði; gremja frustrazione 挫折 좌절 neviltis, nusivylimas neapmierinātība; vilšanās; (plānu, cerību) sabrukums kekesalan frustratie, verijdeling frustrasjon, skuffelse, fortvilelsefrustracja نااميدى، ماته ، محروميت 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

frusˈtrated adjective

1. disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied. She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher. gefrustreerd تَعيس، مُحْبَط разочарован frustrado zklamaný, znechucený, otrávený frustriert frustreret; skuffet αποκαρδιωμένος, μη ικανοποιημένος frustrado pettunud مایوس turhautunut insatisfaitמתוסכל पाराजि frustriran, nezadovoljan, razočaran csalódott tidak puas, frustrasi vonsvikin; vansæll; ófullnægður frustraro 挫折感を持った 실망한 puolęs į neviltį, nusivylęs neapmierināts; vīlies tidak puas hati gefrustreerdfrustrert, skuffet, utilpass, misfornøydrozczarowany, sfrustrowany نااميدى 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 frustrado frustrovaný aussichtslos frustreret; skuffet αποτυχημένοςfrustrado läbikukkunud سرخورده turhautunut frustréמתוסכל कुंठित bezuspješan, promašen frusztrált gagal vonsvikinn; uppgjafa- frustrato 失敗した 좌절한 nevykėlis vīlies; neizdevies kecewa teleurgesteldfrustrert, mislykket niedoszły بې اثره كول 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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frustrate

vt frustrar

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