Frustrate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfrʌstreɪt|
Brit.
|frʌˈstreɪt|
verb
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (syn: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart)
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
- treat cruelly (syn: bedevil, crucify, dun, rag, torment)Extra examples
It frustrated him to miss so many games because of injuries.
We've been frustrated by bureaucratic delays.
Bureaucratic delays have frustrated our efforts to resolve this problem.
The lack of investors has frustrated them in their efforts to expand the company.
He was frustrated to find no support among his friends.
The fact that he's working with amateurs really frustrates him.
Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards.
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: frustrate
he/she/it: frustrates
present participle: frustrating
past tense: frustrated
past participle: frustrated
I/you/we/they: frustrate
he/she/it: frustrates
present participle: frustrating
past tense: frustrated
past participle: frustrated
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