frustrate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈfrʌstreɪt/ UK /frʌˈstreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

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verb
to prevent from achieving a goal; to thwart

Bad weather frustrated their plans to climb the peak.

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1 verb · to prevent from achieving a... thwart foil hinder balk stymie obstruct baffle defeat

Opposites

assist facilitate help further abet

Word family

Forms frustrates

Derived forms frustrated frustrating frustration

Etymology

From Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari ('to deceive, disappoint, make vain'), from frustra ('in vain, in error').

frustrÄrÄ« Latin frustrÄ Latin

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# frustrate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈfrʌstreɪt
**IPA (UK):** frʌˈstreɪt

## Meanings
1. to prevent from achieving a goal; to thwart

## Examples
- Bad weather frustrated their plans to climb the peak.

## Synonyms
- thwart
- foil
- hinder
- balk
- stymie
- obstruct
- baffle
- defeat

## Antonyms
- assist
- facilitate
- help
- further
- abet

## Derived Forms
- frustrated
- frustrating
- frustration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: frustrÄrÄ«
- Root: frustrÄ

## Etymology
From Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari ('to deceive, disappoint, make vain'), from frustra ('in vain, in error').

## AI Etymology
Frustrate comes from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari ('to deceive, disappoint, make vain'), from frustra ('in vain, in error'). The historical trail runs through Latin frustrÄrÄ« and Latin frustrÄ. In modern use it means to prevent from achieving a goal; to thwart. Derived formations include frustrated, frustrating, frustration.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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