Overview of verb frustrate

The verb frustrate has 2 senses

• thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk -- (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent")


• torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate -- (treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher")

Overview of adj frustrating

The adj frustrating has 2 senses

• frustrating -- (discouraging by hindering)


• frustrating, frustrative, thwarting -- (preventing realization or attainment of a desire)