What is the meaning of frustrate?

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
- usage: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- synonyms: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, baffle, bilk
Treat cruelly.
- usage: "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
- synonyms: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun

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