frustrate

tr.v., -trat·ed, -trat·ing, -trates.

1. 1. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: A persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn.
   2. To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in.
2. To make ineffectual or invalid; nullify.

[Middle English frustraten, from Latin frūstrārī, frūstrāt-, from frūstrā, in vain.]

frustrater frus'trat'er n.
frustratingly frus'trat'ing·ly adv.

verb

To prevent from accomplishing a purpose: baffle, balk, check, checkmate, defeat, foil, stymie, thwart. Informal cross, stump. Idioms: cut the ground from under. See allow/prevent.

v

Definition: thwart, disappoint
Antonyms: aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, facilitate, further, help, promote, support

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IN BRIEF: To keep a person from getting or doing what that person wants or to keep a thing from being carried out.

Forget your enemies. It's your friends you frustrate that cause all the problems. — Michael J. Tucker.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vælte, skuffe, frustrere
adj. - frustrerende

Nederlands (Dutch)
frustreren, dwarsbomen, vruchteloos maken, gefrustreerd

Français (French)
v. tr. - énerver qn, entraver (qch), réduire qch à néant (un effort), contrarier (un projet)
adj. - frustré, manqué, énervé, inassouvi, contrarié, réduit à néant, vain

Deutsch (German)
v. - frustrieren, enttäuschen, durchkreuzen
adj. - vereitelt, vergeblich, getäuscht

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανατρέπω, ματαιώνω (σχέδια κ.λπ.), εξουδετερώνω, καθιστώ ατελέσφορο ή ανίσχυρο, απογοητεύω, εμποδίζω

Italiano (Italian)
frustrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - frustrar

Русский (Russian)
расстраивать, нарушать, срывать, сводить на нет, наносить поражение, разбить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - decepcionar, frustrar, impedir
adj. - frustrado, nulo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - omintetgöra, neutralisera, göra besviken, frustrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
挫败, 破坏, 击败, 无益的, 挫折的, 挫败的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 挫敗, 破壞, 擊敗
adj. - 無益的, 挫折的, 挫敗的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 헛되이 하다, 망치다
adj. - 낙담한, 실망한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 挫折させる, 裏をかく, 挫折感を起こさせる, 悔しい思いをさせる, 失敗させる, 失望させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיכל, תיסכל, איכזב‬
adj. - ‮מתוסכל, מאוכזב (מיושן)‬

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