Frustrate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing.
  1. to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  2. to disappoint or thwart (a person): a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
verb (used without object), frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing.
  1. to become frustrated: His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adjective
  1. frustrated.
verb (tr)
  1. to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart
  2. to upset, agitate, or tire
adjective
  1. frustrated or thwarted; baffled
Frustrate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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