Verb: frustrate 'frús,treyt [N. Amer], frú'streyt [Brit]
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge";
- thwart, queer [informal], spoil, scotch, foil, cross, baffle, bilk [informal], scupper [informal]
- Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
"The setbacks frustrated his attempts to succeed";
- discourage
- Harass persistently in cruel or annoying way
"The children frustrated the stuttering teacher";
- torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun
Derived forms: frustrated, frustrates, frustrating
Type of: alter, beset, change, chevvy [non-standard], chevy [Brit, archaic], chivvy [Brit], chivy [Brit], forbid, foreclose, forestall, harass, harry, hassle [informal], modify, molest, plague, preclude, prevent, provoke
Encyclopedia: Frustrate