Synonyms for frustrating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fruhs-treyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrʌs treɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for frustrating Other synonyms for the word frustrating
- beat
- block
- cancel
- check
- circumvent
- conquer
- counter
- counteract
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- dash
- dash one's hope
- defeat
- foil
- forbid
- forestall
- foul up
- give the run around
- halt
- hang up
- hold up
- impede
- inhibit
- lick
- negate
- neutralize
- nullify
- obstruct
- obviate
- outwit
- overcome
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- render null and void
- ruin
- stump
- stymie
- upset the applecart
Définition of frustrating
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari "to deceive, disappoint, frustrate," from frustra (adv.) "in vain, in error," related to fraus "injury, harm" (see fraud). Related: Frustrated; frustrating.
- verb thwart, disappoint
- For her these pre-election days were discouraging and frustrating.
- Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz
- Just then I had to direct my energies to frustrating his plans.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- This was how she had met her tragedy, but at that time she had good hope of frustrating it.
- Extract from : « Yonder » by Emily Hilda Young
- Why will you choose so painful a remedy, by frustrating the easier?
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- Even now he is frustrating the tokens of the liars, and making diviners mad.
- Extract from : « Discipline » by Charles Kingsley
- As a result, they are too few in number and are seriously understaffed, making shopping a time-consuming and frustrating activity.
- Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
- These pursue him everywhere, foiling his plans, and frustrating his hopes.
- Extract from : « The Religious Sentiment » by Daniel G. Brinton
- Only now it was a happy anticipation, and not a frustrating tenseness.
- Extract from : « The Lost Wagon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
- The Whigs were bent on frustrating the program of the Democrats.
- Extract from : « History of the Constitutions of Iowa » by Benjamin F. Shambaugh
- The most important agency in frustrating the submarine was the convoy system.
- Extract from : « The Victory At Sea » by William Sowden Sims
Antonyms for frustrating
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