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frustrate

frust·rate

UK/fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ US/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ rare

verb

1.

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

  • “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth”
  • “;”
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2.

treat cruelly

  • “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”
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Origin

From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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