Frustrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

treat cruelly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹʌstɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹʌstɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹʌstɹˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹʌstɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent
The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

baffle bilk torment queer thwart dun scotch bedevil cross crucify foil spoil rag

Parts of Speech

verb	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
verb	treat cruelly “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

Word Forms

thwarter	noun	someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
thwarting	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
foiling	noun	an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
cross	noun	any affliction that causes great suffering
frustrative	adjective	preventing realization or attainment of a desire
frustration	noun	a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
torment	noun	the act of harassing someone
tormenter	noun	someone who torments
tormentor	noun	someone who torments
bedevilment	noun	the act of harassing someone
crucifixion	noun	the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vereiteln

behindern oder verhindern (die Bemühungen, Pläne oder Wünsche) von

🇫🇷French

frustrer

entraver ou empêcher (les efforts, les plans ou les désirs) de

🇪🇸Spanish

frustrar

obstaculizar o impedir (los esfuerzos, planes o deseos) de

🇮🇹Italian

frustrare

ostacolare o impedire (gli sforzi, i piani o i desideri) di

🇳🇱Dutch

frustreren

belemmeren of verhinderen (de inspanningen, plannen of verlangens) van

🇵🇹Portuguese

frustrar

impedir ou impedir (os esforços, planos ou desejos) de

🇷🇺Russian

расстраивать

препятствовать или предотвращать (усилия, планы или желания)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हताश

(प्रयासों, योजनाओं, या इच्छाओं) में बाधा डालना या रोकना

🇧🇩Bengali

হতাশা

বাধা বা প্রতিরোধ (প্রচেষ্টা, পরিকল্পনা, বা ইচ্ছা) এর

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏமாற்றம்

(முயற்சிகள், திட்டங்கள் அல்லது ஆசைகள்) தடுக்கவும் அல்லது தடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విసుగు

(ప్రయత్నాలు, ప్రణాళికలు లేదా కోరికలు) అడ్డుకోవడం లేదా నిరోధించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

निराश करणे

च्या (प्रयत्न, योजना किंवा इच्छा) अडथळा किंवा प्रतिबंध करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હતાશ

ના (પ્રયત્નો, યોજનાઓ અથવા ઇચ્છાઓ) ને અવરોધે છે અથવા અટકાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹತಾಶೆ

(ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳು, ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಆಸೆಗಳನ್ನು) ತಡೆಯಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുക

(ശ്രമങ്ങൾ, പദ്ധതികൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ) തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼

ਦੇ (ਯਤਨਾਂ, ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕੋ ਜਾਂ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوس

کی (کاوشوں، منصوبے، یا خواہشات) کو روکنا یا روکنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阻挠

阻碍或阻止（的努力、计划或愿望）

🇯🇵Japanese

イライラする

～の（努力、計画、または願望）を妨げたり妨げたりする

🇰🇷Korean

좌절시키다

~의 (노력, 계획, 욕구)을 방해하거나 막는다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm nản lòng

cản trở hoặc ngăn chặn (những nỗ lực, kế hoạch hoặc mong muốn) của

🇹🇭Thai

หงุดหงิด

ขัดขวางหรือป้องกัน (ความพยายาม แผนงาน หรือความปรารถนา) ของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggagalkan

menghalangi atau mencegah (usaha, rencana, atau keinginan).

🇵🇭Filipino

bigo

hadlangan o hadlangan (ang mga pagsisikap, plano, o pagnanais) ng

🇲🇾Malay

mengecewakan

menghalang atau menghalang (usaha, rancangan, atau keinginan) daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحبط

تعيق أو تمنع (الجهود أو الخطط أو الرغبات).

🇮🇷Persian

ناامید کردن

مانع یا جلوگیری از (تلاش‌ها، برنامه‌ها یا خواسته‌ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

hüsrana uğratmak

(çabalarını, planlarını veya arzularını) engellemek veya önlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַכֵּל

לעכב או למנוע (המאמצים, התוכניות או הרצונות) של

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The primary meaning of 'frustrate' is 'hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of'.

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