verb [VN]
1 to make sb feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want:
What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
2 (written) to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening or succeeding:
The rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather. * He tried to frustrate his political opponents by denying them access to the media.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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