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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.

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.

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adjective

frustrated.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain

Related forms

frus·trat·er, noun

frus·trat·ing·ly, adverb

frus·tra·tive

[fruhs-trey-tiv, -truh-] , adjective

re·frus·trate, verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.

Synonyms
1. balk, foil, circumvent. See thwart.

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Example Sentences

But it remains to be seen how cohesive they are and whether on specific issues they frustrate the executive.

They kept a veto on big board decisions-which they used to frustrate the efforts of successive bosses.

In some areas villagers replant quick-growing eucalyptus trees, but land rights issues often frustrate these efforts.

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But it remains to be seen how cohesive they are and whether on specific issues they frustrate the executive.

They kept a veto on big board decisions-which they used to frustrate the efforts of successive bosses.

In some areas villagers replant quick-growing eucalyptus trees, but land rights issues often frustrate these efforts.

Paintings of straight lines and geometric shapes can certainly frustrate viewers who prefer the aesthetics of.

Instead of composing free verse, poets frustrate themselves with structural constraints.

Arraignment delays are costly to taxpayers and frustrate law enforcement.

Its rules of procedure mean that the minority party can frustrate the plans of the majority:.

And unknown subsurface challenges may await to frustrate the area's production.

They could also transmit a cellphone jamming signal to frustrate an enemy's.

The case continues to frustrate lawyers for immigrant women fleeing abuse, even though it was a victory on the surface.

Japan's rulers also managed to frustrate many of the westerners' wishes.

And while federal policy continues to frustrate them, they are finding some support.

And a spike-filled moat might frustrate the cyborgs.

As picky consumers frustrate shops, investors move in.

The same should be stopped on its track to frustrate the evil design.

Being in the house all day would frustrate them too.

The cheap ones will frustrate you, the heads will sag and they'll drop your expensive camera into the dirt.

But the omission of certain staples may frustrate us.

They antagonize, humiliate and frustrate scammers who think they have unwary victims.

There are also deep cultural factors that sometimes surprise and frustrate designers of technology for the disabled.

But it will probably fall to a new generation of leaders to ultimately fulfill or frustrate their dreams of prosperity.

It's the narrative structure that would frustrate younger readers.

They antagonize, humiliate and frustrate scammers who think they have an unwary victim.

We frustrate their desires at our economic, social and moral peril.

We get power failures that frustrate irrigation and every other sort of industry.

Critics view the international teacher market as a quick fix that can frustrate students and foreign hires alike.

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World English Dictionary

frustrate (frʌˈstreɪt)

—vb
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*
3.	archaic frustrated or thwarted; baffled

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

frus'trater

—n

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Word Origin & History

frustrate

mid-15c., from L. frustratus, pp. of frustrari "to deceive, disappoint, frustrate," from frustra (adv.) "in vain, in error," related to fraus "injury, harm." Related: Frustrated; frustrating.

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"The daily arguments over putting away the toys or practicing the piano defeat us so easily. We see them coming yet they frustrate us time and time again. In many cases, we are mothers and fathers who have managed budgets and unruly bosses and done difficult jobs well through sheer tenacity and dogged preparation. So why are we unable to persuade someone three feet tall to step into six inches of water at bathtime?"

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