ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfrustrate
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frustrate
Meaning: to prevent someone from achieving a goal, causing annoyance
frustrate in a sentence
How frustrate is used in real sentences:
Endless traffic jams frustrate commuters every single morning downtown.
The coach grew visibly frustrated when the team missed three easy shots in the final minute of the game.
“Yet weak signals continued to frustrate the inventors, blocking each attempt and making Bell groan.”
— from the passage Voices Through a Wire
Synonyms for frustrate
Other words for frustrate — thwart, hinder and exasperate — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of frustrate
Words that mean the opposite of frustrate:
- assist
- satisfy
Where it comes from
From Latin frustrare 'to deceive, disappoint'
Memory hook
FRUSTRATE has 'FRUST' like 'crust' — hitting a hard crust you can't break through.