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Frustrate

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Verb

1. baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Example Sentences:
'What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge'
'foil your opponent'

2. bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

Example Sentences:
'The children tormented the stuttering teacher'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Frustrate

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verb (transitive)
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
adjective
3. archaic
frustrated or thwarted; baffled

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Frustrate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfrusˌtrated or ˈfrusˌtrating
1. 
to cause to have no effect; bring to nothing; counteract; nullify
to frustrate plans
2. 
to prevent from achieving an objective; foil; baffle; defeat
to frustrate an opponent
3.  Psychology
to prevent from gratifying certain impulses or desires, either conscious or unconscious
verb intransitive
4. 
to become frustrated
adjective
5.  Rare
frustrated; baffled; defeated

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Frustrate

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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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