Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - frustrate
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Frustrate
frustrate
~ v 1 if something frustrates you it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want (I think the fact that he's working with amateurs really frustrates him.) 2 to prevent someone's plans, efforts or attempts from succeeding (Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards.) (- compare thwart1)
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(frustrates, frustrating, frustrated) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If something frustrates you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates. These questions frustrated me... Doesn’t it frustrate you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted? VERB: V n, V n • frustrated Roberta felt frustrated and angry. ...voters who are frustrated with the council. ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • frustration (frustrations) The results show the level of frustration among hospital doctors. ...a man fed up with the frustrations of everyday life. N-VAR 2. If someone or something frustrates a plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding. The government has deliberately frustrated his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff. ...her frustrated attempt to become governor. VERB: V n, V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
I. transitive verb (~d; frustrating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, ~, from frustra in error, in vain Date: 15th century 1. a. to balk or defeat in an endeavor b. to induce feelings of discouragement in 2. a. (1) to make ineffectual ; bring to nothing (2) impede, obstruct b. to make invalid or of no effect Synonyms: ~, thwart, foil, baffle, balk mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. ~ implies making vain or ineffectual all efforts however vigorous or persistent ~d attempts at government reform. thwart suggests frustration or checking by crossing or opposing the army thwarted his attempt at a coup. foil implies checking or defeating so as to discourage further effort foiled by her parents, he stopped trying to see her. baffle implies frustration by confusing or puzzling baffled by the maze of rules and regulations. balk suggests the interposing of obstacles or hindrances officials felt that legal restrictions had balked their efforts to control crime. II. adjective Date: 15th century characterized by frustration ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. & adj. --v.tr. 1 make (efforts) ineffective. 2 prevent (a person) from achieving a purpose. 3 (as frustrated adj.) a discontented because unable to achieve one's desire. b sexually unfulfilled. 4 disappoint (a hope). --adj. archaic frustrated. Derivatives frustratedly adv. frustrater n. frustrating adj. frustratingly adv. frustration n. Etymology: ME f. L frustrari frustrat- f. frustra in vain ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. несостоявшийся, сорвавшийся frustrate hopes —- неоправдавшиеся надежды a frustrate boycott —- неудавшийся бойкот 2. психол. разочарованный, не верящий в свои силы; испытывающий фрустрацию 3. расстраивать; срывать; нарушать to frustrate smb.'s efforts —- сорвать чьи-л попытки to frustrate plans —- нарушить планы to frustrate a design —- расстроить замысел 4. делать тщетным; сводить на нет to frustrate smb.'s hopes —- обманывать чьи-л надежды 5. психол. разочаровывать; подрывать веру в свои силы; приводить к фрустрации 6. побеждать (кого-л); наносить поражение; разбивать (кого-л) to frustrate one's opponents —- разбить своих противников to be frustrated by bad weather —- чувствовать себя разбитым из-за плохой погоды ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1445, from L. frustratus, pp. of frustrari "to deceive, disappoint, frustrate," from frustra (adv.) "in vain, in error," related to fraus "injury, harm." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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