frustrate
/fˈɹʌstˌɹeɪt/FRUH-strayt
/fˈɹʌstˌɹeɪt/FRUH-strayt
Meaningto make in vain
Common meaning: to thwart
Other meanings: to annoy by blocking
- frustrin vainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 786 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinfrūstrā‘in vain’
- Englishfrustrate‘to thwart’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin frūstrā ‘in vain’.
Roots
- frūstrā Latin “in vain”
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