Tom secretly attempted to frustrate Mary's plans.
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Frustrate
//ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "frustrate" (257 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Verb(17 words)
Strong matches (77)
Related words (128)
Verb(66 words)
idioms:impairimpedeincommodeinterfereinterveneirkirritatejazzlessenletlimitmarmolestmommicknarknervenettleobstructoverslaugh
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pee offpeevepersecutepiquepiss offprecludeprevenepreventprohibitprovokeput someone's back upqueerragraise someone's hacklesranklereducerestrictretardrilerile uproilrub someone the wrong wayrub up the wrong wayruffleruffle someone's feathersscotchslow downspoilstaystingstormstymietee offtest someone's patiencethwartentick offtormenttorque offtroubletry one's patienceumbesetunderminevexweakenwind upworsen
impedeinhibitinterruptinvalidateknock the chockslet downlicknegatenegativatenegativeneutralizenipnonplusnullifyobstructobviateoffsetopposeoutfigureoutflank
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outgeneraloutguessoutmaneuveroutplayoutreachoutsmartoutwitovercomeoverreachpass the buckperplexprecludepreventprohibitpull a fast onepuzzleredressrepelrepressrepulseresistruinsabotagescotchsmearspikespoilstand in the waystonewallstopstultifystumpstymietantalizeteasetormentundoupsetvictimizevitiatevoidward
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16 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
6 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 17 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فَشَّلَ verb (to hinder)
Belarusian
1 entries- расчароўваць verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Bulgarian
4 entries- тщетен adj (vain, useless)
- възпрепятствам verb (to hinder)
- осуетявам verb (to hinder)
- разочаровам verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Catalan
1 entries- frustrar verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Dutch
2 entries- frustreren verb (to disappoint or defeat)
- frustreren verb (to hinder)
Esperanto
1 entries- frustri verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Finnish
4 entries- hedelmätön adj (vain, useless)
- hyödytön adj (vain, useless)
- turha adj (vain, useless)
- estää verb (to hinder)
French
1 entries- frustrer verb (to disappoint or defeat)
German
1 entries- frustrieren verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Greek
2 entries- ματαιώνω verb (to disappoint or defeat)
- ματαιώνω verb (to hinder)
Hebrew
1 entries- תִּסְכֵּל verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Māori
4 entries- whakahēmanawa verb (to disappoint or defeat)
- whakakōpekapeka verb (to hinder)
- whakapōnānā verb (to hinder)
- whakataunahua verb (to hinder)
Polish
4 entries- frustrować verb (to disappoint or defeat)
- krzyżować plany verb (to hinder)
- pokrzyżować plany verb (to hinder)
- sfrustrować verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Portuguese
1 entries- frustrar verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Russian
4 entries- тщетный adj (vain, useless)
- мешать verb (to hinder)
- обламывать verb (to disappoint or defeat)
- препятствовать verb (to hinder)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- frustrírati verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Spanish
1 entries- frustrar verb (to disappoint or defeat)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I bet the delay will frustrate her.
Source: tatoeba (8860309)
I don't doubt that the delay will frustrate her.
Source: tatoeba (8860310)
There's a possibility that the delay will frustrate Tom.
Source: tatoeba (9009604)
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