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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When protests broke out to oust the Shah, she showed up for her community, a tightknit cluster of graduate students who were frustrated by his extravagance and tyranny.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reddit users said that they had grown frustrated with the bot after it started talking about "memories of its mother" and engaging in "fake banter".

From BBC

I haven’t been put on a performance improvement plan or anything formal, but I don’t know how to deal with a boss who wants me to improve, but gets frustrated if I ask any questions.

From MarketWatch

One chapter focuses on the “depleting, frustrating, resentful boredom” that defined his experience of parenting young children.

From The Wall Street Journal

Big picture: Inflation is rising more slowly now than it was a few years ago, but it’s still running above prepandemic trends and frustrating everybody.

From MarketWatch

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