🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

frustrar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: frus-trar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Frustrate/frʌs.treɪt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La lluvia frustró nuestros planes para un picnic."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.

    "The heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic."
  2. 2

    To cause someone to feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot achieve what they want.

    "She was frustrated by the lack of support from her colleagues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'frustrate' originates from the Latin 'frustratus', the past participle of 'frustrare', meaning 'to deceive or disappoint'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of causing disappointment or thwarting someone's plans.

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