frustrate

[Frus·trate]

When you frustrate someone, you do your best to annoy, confuse, or even torment that poor person. Maybe you constantly change your mind that's sure to frustrate anyone who tries to make plans with you.

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Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.

Verb
treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

Verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"


a.
Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.

v. t.
To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.

v. t.
To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.


Frustrate

Frus"trate , a. [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud.] Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." Shak.

Frustrate

Frus"trate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frustrated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frustrating.] 1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.
Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and frustrate thine ?
2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed. Syn. -- To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.

Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.

To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.

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