frustrate
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treɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
2.
to disappoint or thwart (a person): a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become frustrated: His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adjective
4.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain
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
re·frus·trate, verb (used with object), re·frus·trat·ed, re·frus·trat·ing.
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frustrate (frʌˈstreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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