frustrate
US /ˈfrʌsˌtret/
・UK /frʌ'streɪt/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo make annoyed because things don't go well
The difficult math problems frustrate the young students
v.t.Transitive VerbTo prevent (a plan or intention) from succeeding.
The bureaucracy frustrates small businesses.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause to have no effect; nullify.
The army was able to frustrate the enemy's attack.
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Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking
- Um, and another thing I think is very I think I think the biggest thing for people is that they feel they're going to frustrate the person they're speaking to.
Um, and another thing I think is very I think I think the biggest thing for people is that they feel they're going to frustrate the person they're speaking to.
- is that they feel they're going to frustrate
is that they feel they're going to frustrate
Common Mistakes with English ADJECTIVES ?? -ed and -ing endings
- For example, the verb 'frustrate' can become an adjective by adding ED - 'frustrated' or ING 'frustrating'.
For example, the verb 'frustrate' can become an adjective by adding ED - 'frustrated' or ING 'frustrating'.
- example, the verb 'frustrate' can become an
example, the verb 'frustrate' can become an
7 Stages Of A Toxic Relationship, Not Real Love
- They might frustrate or upset you with neglect, constant criticism, or withholding affection.
They might frustrate or upset you with neglect, constant criticism, or withholding affection.
- They might frustrate or upset you with neglect, constant criticism, or withholding affection.
They might frustrate or upset you with neglect, constant criticism, or withholding affection.
America’s creepy clown craze, explained
- It does frustrate us because we work very hard at our art form,
It does frustrate us because we work very hard at our art form,
- “It does frustrate us because we work very hard at our art form, and we take it very
“It does frustrate us because we work very hard at our art form, and we take it very
The brutal truth about learning English
- It might frustrate you and it might even make you angry, but it has to be said.
It might frustrate you and it might even make you angry, but it has to be said.
- It might frustrate you, and it might even make you angry, but it has to be said.
It might frustrate you, and it might even make you angry, but it has to be said.
The Last Late Late Show: Chapter 4 — The Pandemic
- It's just going to frustrate you.
It's just going to frustrate you.
- It's just going to frustrate you.
It's just going to frustrate you.
Expand Your Vocabulary: Say More Than “HAPPY” & “SAD”
- Try and think of things that frustrate you.
Try and think of things that frustrate you.
- Try and think of things that frustrate you.
Try and think of things that frustrate you.
Stephen Curry's BEST PLAYS from the 2024-25 NBA Season
- Could frustrate your team
Could frustrate your team
- Missing one player for an extended many times can—it can frustrate your team.
Missing one player for an extended many times can—it can frustrate your team.
Before I Got My Eye Put Out - The Poetry of Emily Dickinson: Crash Course English Lit #8
- And this can really frustrate students and literary critics alike, particularly when Dickinson seems to contradict herself within a single poem.
And this can really frustrate students and literary critics alike, particularly when Dickinson seems to contradict herself within a single poem.
- And this can really frustrate students and literary critics alike, particularly when
And this can really frustrate students and literary critics alike, particularly when
Why Do We Kiss?
- And this is what blows my mind: the instinct for warmth and comfort in newborn creatures is so strong it not only resists attempts to frustrate it but is paradoxically strengthened by it.
And this is what blows my mind: the instinct for warmth and comfort in newborn creatures is so strong it not only resists attempts to frustrate it but is paradoxically strengthened by it.
- it not only resists attempts to frustrate it, but is paradoxically strengthened by it.
it not only resists attempts to frustrate it, but is paradoxically strengthened by it.