frustrate
part of speech
verb (frustrate, frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.
- He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «frustrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.