frustrated (verb)

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• frustrated — frustrate ► VERB 1) prevent (a plan or action) from progressing or succeeding. 2) prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something. 3) cause to feel dissatisfied or unfulfilled. DERIVATIVES frustrated adjective frustrating adjective… …   English terms dictionary

• Guess-the-verb — Guess the verb, or guess the noun, is a problem sometimes encountered in text adventure or interactive fiction computer games which have a strict or lacking command set. Usually a game has two or more verbs for an action involving a special… …   Wikipedia

• take out — verb 1. cause to leave (Freq. 7) The teacher took the children out of the classroom • Syn: ↑move out, ↑remove • Hyponyms: ↑clear, ↑call in, ↑estrange …   Useful english dictionary

• thwart — verb their plans to attack the embassy were thwarted Syn: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash; stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct; informal put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch …   Thesaurus of popular words

• frustrate — verb 1) his plans were frustrated Syn: thwart, defeat, foil, block, stop, put a stop to, counter, spoil, check, balk, disappoint, forestall, dash, scotch, quash, crush, derail, snooker …   Thesaurus of popular words

• frustrate — verb 1) his plans were frustrated Syn: thwart, defeat, foil, block, stop, counter, spoil, check, forestall, scotch, derail, snooker; informal stymie; Brit.; informal scupper 2) t …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• spit the dummy — verb To overreact (as an adult) to a situation childishly, in an angry or frustrated manner. Hell really spit the dummy when he hears that hes been fired... Syn: throw a tantrum …   Wiktionary

• take one's lumps — verb a) To receive physical abuse and to survive. When frustrated tacklers finally do catch up with him, Arnett knows how to take his lumps. If I hit the ground tensely, rigidly, and two tons of angry linemen landed on top of me, theyd break… …   Wiktionary

• have had it up to here — verb to have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of ones patience or forbearance I have had it up to here with your nonsense! …   Wiktionary

• take for granted — verb a) To assume something to be true without verification or proof. Let it be considered a delicate intimation on the part of the historian that he is going back to the town in which Oliver Twist was born; the reader taking it for granted that… …   Wiktionary

• go spare — verb a) To be available or unused. Theres some bacon going spare if anyone wants some more. b) To become frustrated or distressed. The poor girl is going spare, stuck in the house all day with the kids like that …   Wiktionary