frustrate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'frustrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Frustrate

[ a.]

- Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.

2 . Frustrate

[ v. t.]

- To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.
- To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

Meaning of 'frustrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . frustrate

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Example in sentence:

foil your opponent;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge

Meaning (2):
- treat cruelly

Example in sentence:

The children tormented the stuttering teacher

Nearby Words:

frubish fructed fructescence fructiculose fructidor fructiferuos fructification fructified fructify fructifying

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