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frustrating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  3  senses  of  frustrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Sense  2 
  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
 
  Sense  3 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  disappoint,  let  down 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  3  senses  of  frustrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
  =>  undo 
  =>  break 
  =>  shipwreck 
 
  Sense  2 
  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  madden 
  =>  hamstring 
  =>  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  persecute,  oppress,  harass 
  =>  purge 
  =>  haze 
 
  Sense  3 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  disappoint,  let  down 
  =>  fail  betray 
  =>  fall  short,  come  short 
  =>  disenchant,  disillusion 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  frustrate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  3  senses  of  frustrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  2 
  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  3 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  discourage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  frustrate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
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  Sense  2 
  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  discourage 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  The  verb  frustrate  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  2.  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate  --  (annoy  constantly) 
  3.  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  frustrating 
 
  The  adj  frustrating  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  frustrating  --  (discouraging  by  hindering) 
  2.  frustrating,  frustrative,  thwarting  --  (preventing  realization  or  attainment  of  a  desire) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  frustrating 
 
  2  senses  of  frustrating 
 
  Sense  1 
  frustrating 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  discouraging)  ->  encouraging 
 
  Sense  2 
  frustrating,  frustrative,  thwarting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  preventive)  ->  permissive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  frustrating 
 
  2  senses  of  frustrating 
 
  Sense  1 
  frustrating 
  =>  discouraging  (vs.  encouraging) 
 
  Sense  2 
  frustrating,  frustrative,  thwarting 
  =>  preventive  (vs.  permissive),  preventative 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  frustrating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  frustrating 
 
  frustrating  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  frustrating 
  frustrating 
 
  Overview  of  verb  frustrate 
 
  The  verb  frustrate  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  2.  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate  --  (annoy  constantly) 
  3.  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  frustrating 
 
  The  adj  frustrating  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  frustrating  --  (discouraging  by  hindering) 
  2.  frustrating,  frustrative,  thwarting  --  (preventing  realization  or  attainment  of  a  desire) 



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