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- Dictionaryfrus·trate/ˈfrəˌstrāt/
verb
- 1. prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: "his attempt to frustrate the merger" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. frustrated. archaic
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frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. frustrate implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent. frustrated attempts at government reform. thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing.
FRUSTRATE definition: 1. to make someone feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot achieve what they want: 2…. Learn more.
When you frustrate someone, you do your best to annoy, confuse, or even torment that poor person. Maybe you constantly change your mind — that's sure to frustrate anyone who tries to make plans with you.
Definition of 'frustrate' frustrate. (frʌstreɪt , US frʌstreɪt ) Word forms: frustrates , frustrating , frustrated. 1. verb. If something frustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates. These questions frustrated me. [VERB noun]
Frustrate definition: to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify. See examples of FRUSTRATE used in a sentence.
frustrate somebody/something to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening or succeeding synonym thwart. The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.
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.
FRUSTRATE definition: 1. to make someone feel annoyed because things are not happening in the way that they want, or in…. Learn more.
frustrate in American English. (ˈfrʌstreit) (verb -trated, -trating) transitive verb. 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.
Frustrate definition: To prevent from coming to fruition or fulfillment; render ineffectual.