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frustratefrustrate /ˈfrʌstreɪt/ ●●○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYfrustrateOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin frustrare, from frustra without effect VERB TABLEfrustrate |
Present | I, you, we, they | frustrate | | he, she, it | frustrates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | frustrated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have frustrated | | he, she, it | has frustrated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had frustrated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will frustrate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have frustrated |
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Present | I | am frustrating | | he, she, it | is frustrating | | you, we, they | are frustrating | Past | I, he, she, it | was frustrating | | you, we, they | were frustrating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been frustrating | | he, she, it | has been frustrating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been frustrating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be frustrating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been frustrating |
1[usually passive] if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want: What frustrates voters is the slow pace of change.2to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding: Thick fog frustrated their attempt to land on the tiny island. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin frustrare, from frustra without effect] |