frustrate

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ Rhymes: (UK) -eɪt ==== Verb ==== frustrate (third-person singular simple present frustrates, present participle frustrating, simple past and past participle frustrated) (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. (transitive) To hinder or thwart. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder (transitive) To cause stress or annoyance. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:annoy ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== frustrate (comparative more frustrate, superlative most frustrate) ineffectual; useless; fruitless. ===== Translations ===== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== frustrate feminine plural of frustrato ==== Participle ==== frustrate f pl feminine plural of frustrato === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== frustrate f plural of frustrata === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== frustrate inflection of frustrare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === sfruttare, sfrutterà == Latin == === Verb === frūstrāte second-person plural present active imperative of frūstrō == Spanish == === Verb === frustrate second-person singular voseo imperative of frustrar combined with te