frustrate

Everyday

1. To frustrate someone is to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do or get what they want. tree →
2. To frustrate a plan is to stop it from working. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and feelings lessons pupils learn to name frustration and calm it: take a breath, ask for help, try again. In stories, heroes frustrate the villain's plans. Phrases: «be frustrated», «feel frustrated», «frustrate someone's plans».

Examples

• It frustrates me when my pencil keeps breaking. tree →
• The rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. tree →
• He felt frustrated because the puzzle was so hard. tree →
• Don't let one mistake frustrate you. tree →
• The guards frustrated the thief's escape. tree →
• Being stuck in traffic frustrates Dad. tree →
• When you are frustrated, take a deep breath and try again. tree →

Note

Regular verb. «I am frustrated» (how I feel) vs «it is frustrating» (what causes it). Noun: «frustration». Feeling frustrated is normal when learning; it often means you are close to getting it.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means to stop a plan from working, as the enemies of the Jews hired advisers to stop the building of the Temple. In the primary lessons: In stories and feelings lessons pupils learn to name frustration and calm it: take a breath, ask for help, try again. In stories, heroes frustrate the villain's plans. Phrases: «be frustrated», «feel frustrated», «frustrate someone's plans».

Examples

• and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. (Writings EZR.4.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb. «I am frustrated» (how I feel) vs «it is frustrating» (what causes it). Noun: «frustration». Feeling frustrated is normal when learning; it often means you are close to getting it.