English-Thai Dictionary

frustrate

VT ทำให้ ท้อแท้  ทำให้ โกรธ  ทำให้ ผิดหวัง  ทำให้ หมด ความอดทน  discourag exasperate weary tam-hai-toe-tea

 

frustrated

ADJ ท้อแท้  ท้อถอย  ผิดหวัง  ไม่ ประสบผลสำเร็จ  disappointed unfulfilled unsatisfied tor-tea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRUSTRATE

v.t.[L. frustro.] 1. Literally, to break or interrupt; hence, to defeat; to disappoint; to balk; to bring to nothing; as, to frustrate a plan, design or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.
2. To disappoint; applied to persons.
3. To make null; to nullify; to render of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

 

FRUSTRATE

part. a.Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; void; of no effect.

 

FRUSTRATED

pp. Defeated; disappointed; rendered vain or null.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRUSTRATE

Frus "trate, a. Etym: [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare, frustrari,to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E. fraud. ]

 

Defn: Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search. " Shak.

 

FRUSTRATE

Frus "trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frustrated; p. pr. & vb. n.Frustrating. ]

 

1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose. Shall the adversary thus obtain His end and frustrate thine Milton.

 

2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

 

Syn. -- To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.

 

FRUSTRATELY

FRUSTRATELY Frus "trate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In vain. [Obs. ] Vicars.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frustrate

frus trate |ˈfrəsˌtrāt ˈfrəˌstreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prevent (a plan or attempted action ) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: his attempt to frustrate the merger. • prevent (someone ) from doing or achieving something: an increasingly popular way to frustrate car thieves. • cause (someone ) to feel upset or annoyed, typically as a result of being unable to change or achieve something: (as adj. frustrating ) : it can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn't there. ▶adjective |ˈfrʌstreɪt | archaic frustrated. DERIVATIVES frus trat er noun, frus trat ing ly adverb [ as submodifier ] : progress turned out to be frustratingly slow ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed, ’ from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain. ’

 

frustrated

frus trat ed |ˈfrəsˌtrātid ˈfrəˌstreɪdɪd | ▶adjective feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, esp. because of inability to change or achieve something: young people get frustrated with the system. • [ attrib. ] (of a person ) unable to follow or be successful in a particular career: a frustrated actor. • [ attrib. ] prevented from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: our parents may want us to fulfill their own frustrated dreams. • (of a person or sexual desire ) unfulfilled sexually: jealousies and frustrated passions. DERIVATIVES frus trat ed ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

frustrate

frus |trate ▶verb |frʌˈstreɪt, ˈfrʌs - | [ with obj. ] 1 prevent (a plan or attempted action ) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: the rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. • prevent (someone ) from doing or achieving something: in numerous policy areas, central government has been frustrated by local authorities. 2 cause (someone ) to feel upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something: (as adj. frustrating ) : it can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn't there. ▶adjective |ˈfrʌstreɪt | archaic frustrated. DERIVATIVES frustratingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : progress turned out to be frustratingly slow ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed ’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain ’.

 

frustrated

frus |trated |frʌˈstreɪtɪd | ▶adjective 1 feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something: young people get frustrated with the system. • unfulfilled sexually: jealousies and frustrated passions. 2 [ attrib. ] (of a person ) unable to follow or be successful in a particular career: a frustrated actor. • prevented from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled: years of frustrated attempts to regain control of the site. DERIVATIVES frustratedly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

frustrate

frustrate verb 1 his plans were frustrated: thwart, defeat, foil, block, stop, put a stop to, counter, spoil, check, balk, disappoint, forestall, dash, scotch, quash, crush, derail, snooker; obstruct, impede, hamper, hinder, hamstring, stand in the way of; informal stymie, foul up, screw up, put the kibosh on, do for; informal scuttle. ANTONYMS help, facilitate. 2 the delays frustrated her: exasperate, infuriate, annoy, anger, vex, irritate, irk, try someone's patience; disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, discourage, dishearten, dispirit; informal aggravate, bug, miff. ANTONYMS please.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

frustrate

frustrate verb 1 the settlers' attempts at agriculture were frustrated by the climate: thwart, defeat, foil, block, stop, put a stop to, counter, spoil, check, baulk, circumvent, disappoint, forestall, bar, dash, scotch, quash, crush, derail, nip in the bud, baffle, nullify, snooker; obstruct, impede, hamper, hinder, stifle, fetter, hamstring, cripple, put a brake on, stand in the way of, spike someone's guns; informal stymie, foul up, screw up, put the kibosh on, put the lid on, banjax, do for; Brit. informal scupper. ANTONYMS help, facilitate. 2 the objections of his colleagues clearly frustrated him: exasperate, infuriate, annoy, anger, madden, vex, irritate, irk, embitter, sour, get someone's back up, try someone's patience; discourage, dishearten, dispirit, depress, dissatisfy, make discontented; informal aggravate, drive mad, drive crazy, bug, miff, hack off, get to, get under someone's skin, give someone the hump; Brit. informal wind up, get on someone's wick, nark. ANTONYMS please.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frustrate

frus trate /frʌ́streɪt |--́ /〖語源は 「無益にする 」〗(形 )frustrated 動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～d /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈事が 〉 (不本意な状態などで )〈人 〉をいらいらさせる , 欲求不満にさせる, 失望させる (!be ～dのような分詞形容詞については →frustrated ) ▸ He was frustrated by his lack of progress .彼は進歩がないことに不満だった ▸ What frustrated me was that …私をいらいらさせたことは …2 〖通例be ～d 〗〈人の計画など 〉が失敗する, 挫折 （ざせつ ）する ; 〈人が 〉【企てなどを 】はばまれる «in » ▸ be frustrated in one's attempt [ambition ]企てをはばまれる [野心がくじかれる ]

 

frustrated

frus trat ed /frʌ́streɪtɪd |--́- /→frustrate 形容詞 1 〖通例be ～〗 «…に /…ということに » 不満を持っている, いらいらした ; 失望した «with , by , at /that 節 » ▸ They were [got ] so frustrated with the city's response .彼らは市の対応にとてもがっかりした 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗(世に )認められない , 挫折 （ざせつ ）[失敗 ]した, 希望をかなえられなかった 〈役者 作家など 〉.3 (性的に )欲求不満の .～ly 副詞 いらいらするほど 〈遅いなど 〉.