frustrate
verb /frʌˈstreɪt/
/ˈfrʌstreɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they frustrate | /frʌˈstreɪt/ /ˈfrʌstreɪt/ |
| he / she / it frustrates | /frʌˈstreɪts/ /ˈfrʌstreɪts/ |
| past simple frustrated | /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle frustrated | /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form frustrating | /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪŋ/ |
- frustrate somebody to make somebody feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want
- What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
- frustrate somebody/something to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening or succeeding synonym thwart
- The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
- He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec2- She felt great resentment at having her ambition frustrated.
- Unions are being frustrated in their demands for recognition.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain’.