Associations to the word «Frustrate»

Wiktionary

FRUSTRATE, verb. (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
FRUSTRATE, verb. (transitive) To hinder or thwart.
FRUSTRATE, verb. (transitive) To cause stress or panic
FRUSTRATE, adjective. Vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory

Dictionary definition

FRUSTRATE, verb. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent".
FRUSTRATE, verb. Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley