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English Dictionary: frustrated	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for frustrated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frustrated adj disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" Synonym(s): defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.