frustrate

/fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”
2. treat cruelly
   “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

Synonyms for frustrate

• thwart
• queer
• spoil
• scotch
• foil
• cross
• baffle
• bilk
• torment
• rag
• bedevil
• crucify
• dun

Words that rhyme with frustrate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate