Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

    It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.

    frustrieren

    разочаровыватьrazočarovyvatʹ, обламыватьoblamyvatʹ, расстраиватьrasstraivatʹ

  2. (transitive)To hinder or thwart.

    My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.

    мешатьmešatʹ, препятствоватьprepjatstvovatʹ

    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

  3. (transitive)To cause stress or annoyance.

    This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.

Examples

468 sentences
  1. I don't feel frustrated at all.

    Я взагалі не почуваю себе роздратованим. — deniko

  2. I know that Tom is frustrated.

    Я знаю, що Том роздратований. — deniko

    deIch weiß, dass Tom frustriert ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is frustrated, but Mary isn't.

    Том роздратований, а Мері — ні. — deniko

  4. I realize how frustrated you must be.

    Я усвідомлюю, наскільки ти, мабуть, роздратований. — deniko

  5. Are you easily frustrated?

    Тебе легко роздратувати? — deniko

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to disappoint or defeat:
to hinder:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to disappoint or defeat:

Origin

From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūs

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.

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Forms

frustrates, frustrating, frustrated, frustrated
Base formfrustrate · to frustrate
3rd person singularfrustrates
Present participlefrustrating
Past simplefrustrated
Past participlefrustrated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfrustrate
he, she, itfrustrates

Past simpleLesson

all personsfrustrated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave frustrated
he, she, ithas frustrated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill frustrate

Synonyms

128 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was really frustrated
  • was very frustrated
  • must be frustrated
  • really frustrated
  • to be frustrated
  • become frustrated
  • was getting frustrated
  • feel frustrated
  • getting frustrated
  • felt frustrated
  • still frustrated
  • seems frustrated

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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