frus·trate
frustrate
- pronunciation:
- fruh
streIt
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
frustrated, frustrates, frustrating |
| definition: |
to prevent from happening or being done.
Bad weather frustrated our plans for a picnic.- antonyms:
- satisfy
- similar words:
- cancel, check, prevent, undo
|
| related words: |
disappoint, resist |
| derivations: |
frustrative (adj.), frustrater (n.) |
Word Builder: frustrate +
- frustrated:
feeling frustration.
- frustrating:
causing frustration.