Làm thất bại, làm hỏng

to be frustrated in one's plan

bị thất bại trong kế hoạch

Chống lại, làm cho mất tác dụng; làm cho vô hiệu quả

to frustrate the effects of poison

làm mất tác dụng của chất độc

Làm thất vọng, làm vỡ mộng

V.

Thwart, foil, stymie, block, baffle, check, balk or baulk,disappoint, discourage, forestall, prevent, stop, halt, cripple,hinder, hamper, impede, hamstring, defeat, counteract,neutralize, nullify, counter, fight off, repel, repulse: Sofar, we have been able to frustrate take-over bids for thecompany. 2 discourage, disappoint, upset, exasperate: I feelfrustrated because mother wont let me help with the bills.

V. & adj.

V.tr.

Make (efforts) ineffective.

Prevent (aperson) from achieving a purpose.

(as frustrated adj.) adiscontented because unable to achieve one's desire. b sexuallyunfulfilled.

Disappoint (a hope).

Adj. archaicfrustrated.

Frustratedly adv. frustrater n. frustratingadj. frustratingly adv. frustration n. [ME f. L frustrarifrustrat- f. frustra in vain]