English-Dutch translations for frustrate

• frustreren
  Wij hebben echter kunnen zien dat nationale belangen een nieuw voorstel substantieel kunnen frustreren en vertragen. However, we have witnessed how national interests can substantially frustrate and delay a fresh proposal.
  De Commissie weet dat, dus waarom zou de Commissie de wensen van het Parlement frustreren door iets te doen dat eigenlijk niet juist is? So why should the Commission frustrate the wishes of Parliament by doing something that is not really proper?
  Door de kruissubsidiëring frustreren ze de gewenste internalisering van de externe effecten van het vervoer. Duty-free sales frustrate the required internalization of the external effects of transport, due to cross subsidies.
• torpederen
  Andere partijen blijven de onderhandelingen echter nog steeds torpederen. Still others continued to frustrate the negotiation.

Definition of frustrate

• To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired
• To hinder or thwart
• To cause stress or annoyance. overlap with sense 1?--
• ineffectual; useless; fruitless

Examples

• It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all
• My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts
• This test frustrates me because if I fail, itll destroy my grade

Related words

• frustrated
• frustrater
• become frustrated