frustrate

[fruhs-treyt] / ˈfrʌs treɪt /

VERB

thwart, disappoint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle confront depress discourage dishearten hinder

STRONG

annul arrest balk bar beat block cancel check circumvent conquer counter counteract cramp crimp dash defeat foil forbid forestall halt impede inhibit lick negate neutralize nullify obstruct obviate outwit overcome preclude prevent prohibit ruin stump stymie

WEAK

cramp one's style dash one's hope foul up give the runaround hang up hold up render null and void upset the apple cart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist encourage hearten help inspirit

STRONG

abet allow approve forward give up let go lose open permit push release retreat support surrender validate yield

WEAK

cooperate facilitate

Example Sentences

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Cleaning gets much easier when you’re not working around things that are broken, frustrating, or just not serving you anymore.

From Salon

“It’s very interesting. It’s also very frustrating for me, and why I say these things and why I perform the way I do,” she continues.

From Los Angeles Times

"We swore we'd learn. We promised things would change but here we are," a highly frustrated European diplomat told me.

From BBC

SYDNEY—New Zealand’s economic recovery remained frustratingly tentative in the fourth quarter of last year, with economists warning that the outlook faces fresh threats as the war in the Middle East destabilizes the world economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she was frustrated by the poverty she saw in her classroom and vowed to help in some way.

From Los Angeles Times

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