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frustrate

US /ˈfrʌˌstreɪt/

verb Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The constant delays began to frustrate our customers.

Word Family

NounNoun
frustration
VerbVerb
frustrate gốc
AdjectiveAdj
frustrative
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • discouragetry to prevent; show opposition to
  • annoycause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
  • disheartentake away the enthusiasm of

Collocations

  • Easy frustrate customer attempts
    to frustrate customer attempts, meaning to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • Medium frustrate team efforts by delays
    to frustrate team efforts by delays, meaning to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • Hard frustrate creditor recovery attempts
    to frustrate creditor recovery attempts, meaning to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • Very Hard frustrated contract doctrine discharges duties
    to frustrated contract doctrine discharges duties, meaning to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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