FRUSTRATE

torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate

(verb) treat cruelly; “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

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

(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth’s amazing September surge”; “foil your opponent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

frustrate (third-person singular simple present frustrates, present participle frustrating, simple past and past participle frustrated)

(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

(transitive) To hinder or thwart.

Synonym: Thesaurus:hinder

(transitive) To cause stress or annoyance.

Adjective

frustrate (comparative more frustrate, superlative most frustrate)

ineffectual; useless; fruitless.

Source: Wiktionary

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Frus"trate, a. Etym: [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.]

Definition: Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." Shak.

Frus"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frustrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Frustrating.]

1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose. Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and frustrate thine Milton.

2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

Syn.

– To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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