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frustrate

/ frustrate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
treat cruelly
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Type of:
harass hassle harry
Kinds of:
madden hamstring tease badger pester
Derived:
frustration crucifixion excruciation badgering worrying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Kinds of:
disappoint let down dash short-circuit ruin
Derived:
frustration defeat thwarting foiling cross
See also:
double cross
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
37%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
14
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harass hassle harry madden hamstring tease badger pester prevent forestall foreclose disappoint