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English verb: frustrate | |||
| 1. | frustrate (social) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
| Samples | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
| Synonyms | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
| 2. | frustrate (emotion) treat cruelly | ||
| Samples | The children tormented the stuttering teacher. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to frustrate Sue | ||
| Synonyms | bedevil, crucify, dun, rag, torment | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | badger, beleaguer, bug, hamstring, madden, oppress, persecute, pester, tease | ||
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