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# frustrate

«frustrate» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (frustrate, frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To frustrate someone is to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do or get what they want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#m1)

2) To frustrate a plan is to stop it from working. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and feelings lessons pupils learn to name frustration and calm it: take a breath, ask for help, try again. In stories, heroes frustrate the villain's plans. Phrases: «be frustrated», «feel frustrated», «frustrate someone's plans».

### examples

- It frustrates me when my pencil keeps breaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x1)
- The rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x2)
- He felt frustrated because the puzzle was so hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x3)
- Don't let one mistake frustrate you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x4)
- The guards frustrated the thief's escape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x5)
- Being stuck in traffic frustrates Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x6)
- When you are frustrated, take a deep breath and try again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/#x7)

### note

Regular verb. «I am frustrated» (how I feel) vs «it is frustrating» (what causes it). Noun: «frustration». Feeling frustrated is normal when learning; it often means you are close to getting it.

### In the corpora

- [That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.998/)
- [For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.432/)
- [He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.102/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «frustrate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.