Meaning of FRUSTRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'frustreyt
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- [v] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
- [v] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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| | Synonyms: | | baffle, bedevil, bilk, cross, crucify, dun, foil, queer, rag, scotch, spoil, thwart, torment |
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| | See Also: | | badger, beleaguer, beset, bug, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, dash, disappoint, double cross, forbid, foreclose, forestall, hamstring, harass, harry, hassle, let down, madden, molest, oppress, persecute, pester, plague, preclude, prevent, provoke, ruin, short-circuit, tease | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Frus"trate\, a. [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare,
frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout
effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E.
fraud.]
Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil;
nugatory; of no effect. ``Our frustrate search.'' --Shak.
\Frus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frustrated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Frustrating}.]
1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose;
to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a
plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or
purpose.
Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and
frustrate thine ? --Milton.
2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no
effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.
Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.
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