frustrate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

frus·trate [frustrate frustrates frustrated frustrating] BrE [frʌˈstreɪt] NAmE [ˈfrʌstreɪt] verb
1. ~ sb 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. ~ sb/sth to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening or succeeding
Syn: ↑thwart
•The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather.
•He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.
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Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain’.

Example Bank:
•She felt great resentment at having her ambition frustrated.
•Unions are being frustrated in their demands for recognition.
•What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, baffle, bilk