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frustrate (v.)
mid-15c., from Latin
frustratus
, past participle of
frustrari
"to deceive, disappoint, make vain," from
frustra
(adv.) "in vain, in error," related to
fraus
"injury, harm" (see
fraud
). Related:
Frustrated
;
frustrating
.
