frus·trate — … Useful english dictionary
frus — frus·to·conical; frus·tra·ne·ous; frus·trat·er; frus·trat·ing·ly; frus·tra·tion; frus·tra·tive; frus·tu·la·tion; frus·tule; frus·tu·lum; frus·tum; frus·trate; frus·trum; … English syllables
frus´trat|er — frus|trate «FRUHS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to nothing; make useless or worthless; foil; defeat: »Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. 2. to thwart; … Useful english dictionary
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
frustrate — frus·trate … English syllables
frustrate — frus·trate frəs .trāt vt, frus·trat·ed; frus·trat·ing to induce feelings of frustration in … Medical dictionary
frustrate — frus•trate [[t]ˈfrʌs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, adj. 1) to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify 2) to disappoint or thwart (a person) 3) to become frustrated 4) frustrated • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME <… … From formal English to slang
frustrate — frus|trate [frʌˈstreıt US ˈfrʌstreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frustrare, from frustra without effect ] 1.) if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want ▪ The fact that … Dictionary of contemporary English
frustrate — frus|trate [ frʌ,streıt ] verb transitive * to make someone feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting something: She has always been frustrated by her inability to draw. Activists and reformers are frustrated by the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frustrate — frus·trate / frəs ˌtrāt/ vt frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing: to make invalid or ineffectual: defeat the remedial purposes of the Workers Compensation Act should not be frustrated by rigid technical standards Palmer v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 559 A.2d… … Law dictionary