frustrate
US: /ˈfɹəsˌtɹeɪt/
UK: /fɹʌstɹˈeɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
frustrate /frʌs'treit/- ngoại động từ
- làm thất bại, làm hỏng
- to be frustrate in one's plan: bị thất bại trong kế hoạch
- chống lại, làm cho mất tác dụng; làm cho vô hiệu quả
- to frustrate the effects of poison: làm mất tác dụng của chất độc
- làm thất vọng, làm vỡ mộng
- làm thất bại, làm hỏng
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb [VN]1 to make sb feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want: What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
2 (written) to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening or succeeding: The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. + He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 thwart, foil, stymie, block, baffle, check, balk or baulk, disappoint, discourage, forestall, prevent, stop, halt, cripple, hinder, hamper, impede, hamstring, defeat, counteract, neutralize, nullify, counter, fight off, repel, repulse:
So far, we have been able to frustrate take-over bids for the company.
2 discourage, disappoint, upset, exasperate:
I feel frustrated because mother won't let me help with the bills.
Concise dictionary
frustrates|frustrated|frustrating'frʌstreɪt /frʌ'streɪtverb
+hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
+treat cruelly
