“frustrates” is a form of
frustrate
UK /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ · US /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ verb, adjective
Forms frustrates frustrating frustrated
- verb (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. “It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.”
- verb (transitive) To hinder or thwart. “My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.”
- verb (transitive) To cause stress or annoyance. “This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.”
- adjective Ineffectual; useless; fruitless.
Synonyms
behedge blunt crimp foreclose delay difficult diminish forestay retroact interfere intervene forslow get in the way hamper dash handicap hinder hold up hurt impair thwart queer spoil scotch foil cross baffle bilk torment rag
Etymology
From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer.
From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." Shak.
- verb 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.
- verb To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.
Etymology [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “frustrate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details