frustrate[verb]Synonyms: thwart, balk, block, check, counter, defeat, disappoint, foil, forestall, nullify, stymie
Antonyms: fulfill
Contrasted words: accomplish, achieve, bring about, effect, perform, advance, forward, further, promote, abet, incite, instigate
Related Idioms: cut the ground from under one, dash one's hope, defeat expectation, throw a monkey wrench into the works, upset one's applecart
Related Words: annul,
cancel,
counteract,
negative,
neutralize,
nullify,
anticipate,
forestall,
conquer,
defeat,
lick,
overcome,
forbid,
inhibit,
prohibit,
obviate,
preclude,
prevent,
bar,
block,
hinder,
impede,
obstruct,
arrest,
check,
halt [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
frus‧trate /frʌˈstreɪt $ ˈfrʌstreɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: 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 he’s working with amateurs really frustrates him.2. [usually passive] to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding
Synonym : foil:
Their attempts to speak to him were frustrated by the guards. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲