frustrate

  • 21frustrate — Synonyms and related words: annul, anticipate, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, bilk, blast, block, brave, bring to nothing, buffalo, buffer, cancel, cancel out, cast down, challenge, check, checkmate, circumvent, come to nothing, confound,… …

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  • 22frustrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. defeat, thwart, circumvent, cross, baffle, nullify. See hindrance, disappointment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prevent, thwart, defeat, foil, balk, baffle, nullify, stymie, disappoint, discourage; see… …

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  • 23frustrate — frus|trate [frʌˈstreıt US ˈfrʌstreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frustrare, from frustra without effect ] 1.) if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want ▪ The fact that …

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  • 24frustrate — frus·trate || frÊŒstreɪt /frÊŒ streɪt v. foil, thwart; disappoint; make frustrated; defeat; baffle, confound …

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  • 25frustrate — verb 1》 prevent (a plan or action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.     ↘prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something. 2》 cause (someone) to feel dissatisfied or unfulfilled. adjective archaic frustrated. Derivatives… …

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  • 26frustrate — I. v. a. Defeat, disappoint, balk, foil, baffle, disconcert, circumvent, check, thwart, disappoint, bring to nought. II. a. Vain, useless, ineffectual, frustrated, null, void, of no effect …

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  • 27frustrate — verb (T) 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… …

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  • 28frustrate — verb 1) his plans were frustrated Syn: thwart, defeat, foil, block, stop, put a stop to, counter, spoil, check, balk, disappoint, forestall, dash, scotch, quash, crush, derail, snooker …

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  • 29frustrate — v 1. defeat, undo, disappoint, thwart, check, stop, abort, foil, balk, antagonize; spoil, mar, cripple, clip the wings of, hamstring; undermine, cut the ground from under one, take the wind out of one s sails. 2. cancel, nullify, render null and… …

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  • 30frustrate — frus·trate …

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