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• frustrate — 01. I feel [frustrated] when I do badly on an exam after studying really hard. 02. It is very [frustrating] to put in job applications at places all over town without getting a single reply from anyone. 03. The young boy cried in [frustration]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• frustrate — frustrate, thwart, foil, baffle, balk, circumvent, outwit mean either to defeat a person attempting or hoping to achieve an end or satisfy a desire or, in some cases, to defeat another s desire. To frustrate is to make vain or ineffectual all… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• frustrate */ — UK [frʌˈstreɪt] / US [ˈfrʌˌstreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms frustrate : present tense I/you/we/they frustrate he/she/it frustrates present participle frustrating past tense frustrated past participle frustrated 1) to make someone feel annoyed …   English dictionary

• frustrate — I. transitive verb (frustrated; frustrating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain Date: 15th century 1. a. to balk or defeat in an endeavor b. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• frustrate — frus|trate [ frʌ,streıt ] verb transitive * to make someone feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting something: She has always been frustrated by her inability to draw. Activists and reformers are frustrated by the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• frustrate — frus|trate [frʌˈstreıt US ˈfrʌstreıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: frustrare, from frustra without effect ] 1.) if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want ▪ The fact that …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• frustrate — verb (T) 1 if something frustrates you it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want: I think the fact that he s working with amateurs really frustrates him. 2 to prevent someone s plans, efforts or attempts from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• military technology — Introduction       range of weapons, equipment, structures, and vehicles used specifically for the purpose of fighting. It includes the knowledge required to construct such technology, to employ it in combat, and to repair and replenish it.… …   Universalium

• frus´trat|er — frus|trate «FRUHS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to nothing; make useless or worthless; foil; defeat: »Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. 2. to thwart; …   Useful english dictionary

• frus|trate — «FRUHS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to nothing; make useless or worthless; foil; defeat: »Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. 2. to thwart; …   Useful english dictionary

• Cuban intervention in Angola — Location of Cuba (red), Angola (green) and South Africa (blue) In November 1975, on the eve of Angola s independence, Cuba launched a large scale military intervention in support of the leftist liberation movement MPLA against United States… …   Wikipedia