frustrate
/frʌˈstreɪt/verb
उच्चारण फ़्रस्ट्रेट
खीझ पैदा करना, कुंठित करना
Core word
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody feel annoyed or impatient because they cannot do or achieve what they want
खीझ पैदा करना, कुंठित करना
- Slow internet frustrates students.
- Constant power cuts frustrate shopkeepers who depend on their computers.
- It frustrates me when people don't answer their phones.
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- Difficult grammar rules can frustrate new learners.
- Long queues at the bank frustrate customers.
Synonyms exasperate annoy irritate dishearten vex
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[T] ~ sth
to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent something from happening or succeeding
(योजना) विफल करना
- Bad weather frustrated their plans.
- Heavy floods frustrated the rescue team's attempts to reach the village.
- The police were frustrated by a lack of evidence.
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- A sudden rainstorm frustrated our plan to play cricket.
- Lack of funds frustrated every attempt to repair the school.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
frustrate + object (feeling)
Frustrate takes a person as its object and means to make someone feel annoyed because they cannot do or get what they want.
'Frustrate' का object कोई व्यक्ति होता है और इसका अर्थ है किसी को इस कारण खिन्न करना कि वह चाहा हुआ काम या चीज़ नहीं कर पा रहा।
- Slow internet frustrates the students.
- It frustrated Radhika that she could not solve the sum.
frustrate + plan / attempt / effort (prevent)
With plans, hopes, attempts or efforts as the object, frustrate means to prevent them from succeeding. This use is more formal.
योजना, आशा, प्रयास जैसे object के साथ 'frustrate' का अर्थ उन्हें सफल होने से रोकना है। यह प्रयोग अधिक औपचारिक है।
- Heavy rain frustrated our plan to climb the hill.
- The police frustrated the robbers' attempt to escape.
be frustrated + by / at / with
The passive describes the feeling. By usually names a cause, at names a situation and with names a person or a thing that is difficult.
Passive रूप भावना बताता है। 'By' प्रायः कारण बताता है, 'at' स्थिति और 'with' कठिन व्यक्ति या वस्तु।
- She was frustrated by the delay.
- He is frustrated with his slow progress.
frustrate + that-clause (with it as subject)
Use it as a dummy subject when the cause is a whole clause.
जब कारण पूरा वाक्य हो, तब dummy subject 'it' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It frustrates me that nobody listens.
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frustrate + noun (plans)
effortsattemptsplanshopesambitionsprogress
- Floods frustrated all attempts to reach the village.
adverb + frustrate
deeplyconstantlytotallyeasilyendlessly
- Long queues constantly frustrate the passengers.
be frustrated + by / at / with
by the delayat the lack of progresswith the systemby the noise
- Radhika was frustrated by the noise next door.
easily / get frustrated
easily frustratedget frustratedfeel frustratedbecome frustrated
- Children get frustrated when a puzzle is too hard.
frustrate + cause noun
bureaucracytrafficred tapedelayslack of sleep
- Red tape frustrates new business owners.
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- The strike frustrated the government's plan to open the new airport on time.
हड़ताल ने नया हवाई अड्डा समय पर खोलने की सरकार की योजना को विफल कर दिया।
- It frustrates me when the website crashes just before the last date.
जब अंतिम तिथि से ठीक पहले वेबसाइट बंद हो जाती है, तो मुझे बहुत खीझ होती है।
- She felt frustrated at her inability to speak fluently.
धाराप्रवाह न बोल पाने की अपनी असमर्थता पर वह खिन्न महसूस कर रही थी।
- The clerk was frustrated with the old computer.
क्लर्क पुराने कंप्यूटर से परेशान था।
- Bad weather frustrated the team's hopes of an early victory.
ख़राब मौसम ने टीम की जल्दी जीत की आशा पर पानी फेर दिया।
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✗ I am very frustrating with the result.
✓ I am very frustrated with the result.
-ed describes how a person feels; -ing describes what causes the feeling.
-ed रूप बताता है कि व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है; -ing रूप बताता है कि भावना किस कारण से है।
✗ He was frustrated of the traffic.
✓ He was frustrated by the traffic.
The cause of frustration is introduced by by, at or with, not of.
निराशा का कारण 'by', 'at' या 'with' से बताया जाता है, 'of' से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Both words involve not getting what you want, but they differ in strength and formality.
दोनों शब्दों में इच्छित चीज़ न मिलने का भाव है, पर तीव्रता और औपचारिकता में अंतर है।
To make someone feel annoyed or helpless, or to stop a plan from succeeding.
किसी को खिन्न या असहाय महसूस कराना, या किसी योजना को सफल होने से रोकना।
- The delay frustrated everyone.
To stop someone from doing what they want, or to prevent a plan from succeeding; it is formal and about action only.
किसी को चाहा हुआ काम करने से रोकना या योजना को विफल करना; यह औपचारिक है और केवल कार्य के बारे में है।
- The guards thwarted the theft.
To make someone slightly angry, with no idea of being blocked.
किसी को थोड़ा नाराज़ करना, रुकावट का भाव नहीं।
- The noise annoyed the neighbours.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
frus·trate
?Which word?
The -ed/-ing pair: frustrated (the person: 'I feel frustrated'), frustrating (the cause: 'a frustrating delay').
-ed/-ing जोड़ी: frustrated (व्यक्ति: 'I feel frustrated'), frustrating (कारण: 'a frustrating delay')।
Keep the block-a-plan words together: frustrate, thwart (prevent somebody from doing what they plan), foil (stop a crime or plan: 'foil a robbery'), stymie (prevent progress), scupper (British informal, ruin a plan).
योजना विफल करने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: frustrate, thwart (योजना पूरी न होने देना), foil (अपराध या योजना रोकना: 'foil a robbery'), stymie (प्रगति रोकना), scupper (British अनौपचारिक, योजना बिगाड़ना)।