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121counteract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. check, thwart, nullify, negate, frustrate; counterbalance, offset; contervail, neutralize, render harmless. See opposition, compensation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. frustrate, neutralize, invalidate;… …
122dash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shatter, smash; frustrate, dishearten; hurl, cast; dart. See destruction, dejection, haste, propulsion. n. élan, spirit; spurt, soupçon, trace. See activity, velocity, littleness, energy, ostentation …
123tantalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. tease, tempt, excite, provoke; balk. See desire. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tease, torment, frustrate, entice, make one s mouth water; see also fascinate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. tease, tempt …
124disappoint — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. fail, let down, delude, deceive, dissatisfy, disgruntle, disillusion, dishearten, tantalize, embitter, disconcert, chagrin, sadden, put out, fall short, cast down, ruin one s prospects, dash one s hopes, frustrate, torment …
125hinder — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. impede, obstruct, interfere with, check, retard, fetter, block, thwart, bar, clog, encumber, burden, cripple, handicap, cramp, preclude, inhibit, debar, shackle, interrupt, arrest, contravene, curb, resist, oppose, baffle,… …
126frustrated — disappointed, 1640s, pp. adj. from FRUSTRATE (Cf. frustrate) …
127frustration — act of frustrating, 1550s, from L. frustrationem (nom. frustratio) a deception, a disappointment, noun of action from pp. stem of frustrari (see FRUSTRATE (Cf. frustrate)). Earlier (mid 15c.) with a sense of nullification …
128wheeze (off) — vb American to destroy, defeat, frustrate. This ado lescent usage often occurs in the phrase wheeze off someone s gig , meaning to frustrate their efforts, spoil their enjoy ment, etc …
