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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024frus•trate /ˈfrʌstreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -trat•ed, -trat•ing. - to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no use;
defeat:The steady rains frustrated our plans. - to disappoint;
discourage;
thwart:If you give a child problems that are hard to solve, you may frustrate him.
frus•tra•tion, n. [uncountable]:feelings of frustration.[countable]took his frustrations out on his staff. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024frus•trate (frus′trāt),USA pronunciation v., -trat•ed, -trat•ing, adj. v.t. - to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat;
nullify:The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him. - to disappoint or thwart (a person):a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
v.i. - to become frustrated:His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adj. - frustrated.
- Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verb, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged balk, foil, circumvent. See thwart.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: frustrate /frʌˈstreɪt/ vb (transitive)- to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart
- to upset, agitate, or tire
adj - archaic frustrated or thwarted; baffled
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin frustrāre to cheat, from frustrā in error |