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frustrate
(mass) | frustrate
- sklamať |
frustrate
(encz) | frustrate,frustrovat v: luke |
frustrate
(encz) | frustrate,zklamat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Frustrate
(gcide) | Frustrate \Frus"trate\, a. [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.]
Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil;
nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." --Shak.
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Frustrate
(gcide) | 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.
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Shall the adversary thus obtain
His end and frustrate thine ? --Milton.
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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.
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frustrate
(wn) | frustrate
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun,
frustrate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
frustrate
(mass) | frustrate
- sklamať |
frustrate
(encz) | frustrate,frustrovat v: lukefrustrate,zklamat v: Zdeněk Brož |
frustrated
(encz) | frustrated,frustrovaný adj: lukefrustrated,otrávený Zdeněk Brožfrustrated,rozčarovaný Zdeněk Brožfrustrated,znechucený Zdeněk Brož |
frustratedly
(encz) | frustratedly, |
Frustrated
(gcide) | 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.
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Shall the adversary thus obtain
His end and frustrate thine ? --Milton.
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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.
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Frustrately
(gcide) | Frustrately \Frus"trate*ly\, adv.
In vain. [Obs.] --Vicars.
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frustrate
(wn) | frustrate
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun,
frustrate] |
frustrated
(wn) | frustrated
adj 1: 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" [syn:
defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled,
frustrated, thwarted] |
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