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frustrate

('fr/@/str/eI/t )

Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil; nugatory; of no effect.(adjective)

source: webster1913

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of(verb.social)

Example:
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge.

Synonym:
baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

source: wordnet30
treat cruelly(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
bedevil, crucify, dun, rag, torment

source: wordnet30
To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose.(verb)

source: webster1913

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