# frustrate

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ · frequency rank #29,286

## Definitions
1. To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
2. To hinder or thwart.
3. To cause stress or annoyance.

## Etymology
From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“I deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer.

## Easily confused with
- **frustrated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frustrate-vs-frustrated)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ffrustrate`, `frrustrate`, `frsutrate`, `frusrtate`, `frusstrate`, `frustarte`, `frustraet`, `frustratte`, `frustrrate`, `frustrtae`, `frusttrate`, `frutsrate`, `furstrate`, `rfustrate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frustrate