frustrates

Verb

frustrate (third-person singular simple present frustrates, present participle frustrating, simple past and past participle frustrated)

1. (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
   • It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
2. (transitive) To hinder or thwart.
   • My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.

   Synonyms:

   behedge, blunt, crimp, foreclose, delay, difficult, diminish, forestay, retroact, interfere

3. (transitive) To cause stress or annoyance.
   • This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.

   Synonyms:

   aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle

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