to frustrate
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3.0
- verb
- /frʌˈstreɪt/
:
frustrar
- The constant delays in the project frustrated me beyond belief.
- feel frustrated
- become frustrated
- grow frustrated
But this book frustrated me so much.
- But this book frustrated me so much.
- So anything that frustrates you about film makers?
- Now, you're very frustrated by him right now, right?
- Do any of these hold true to you or do they just frustrate you, even angry you?
- And I think it there was some some I was somewhat frustrated by how little.
- I think I have frustrated my beyond repair.
Examples
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Don't you feel a little frustrated right now, Ray?
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In the first few years of the program, we found students were frustrated with weekly meetings.
Academic text (2008) -
Of course, he thought they did it just to frustrate him.
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And then, just when it starts to really frustrate me:
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But this book frustrated me so much.
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I would just like get so frustrated and find myself giving up on it.
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We're tired and we're frustrated.
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We're about to learn some simple relaxation tools to calm those angry and frustrated feelings.
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When they become bored and frustrated, they lose their interest and drive for learning.
Academic text (2008) -
Now he returned to the hatch, frustrated that several hours of work had led nowhere.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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6.1
To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding
To hit something lightly or confuse someone
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
frustrate = frustr + ate
Although the surface parts look like 'frustr' + '-ate', 'frustr' is not a productive standalone English base and the verb is a borrowing from Latin, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Frustrate comes from the Latin word frustra, meaning 'in vain'. That's why when things stop your progress you feel frustrated — you are upset because your effort did not work.