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Destroy vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

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Destroy is a related term of frustrate.


In lang=en terms the difference between destroy and frustrate

is that destroy is to put down or euthanize while frustrate is to cause stress or panic.

As verbs the difference between destroy and frustrate

is that destroy is
to damage beyond use or repair
while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

As an adjective frustrate is

vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.

destroy

English

Verb

  • To damage beyond use or repair.
  • The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
  • To cause destruction.
  • ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
  • ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
  • To put down or euthanize.
  • Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
  • (colloquial) To defeat soundly.
  • (computing) To remove data.
  • The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.

    Synonyms

    * annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See also

    Antonyms

    * build * construct * create * make * raise * repair

    Derived terms

    * destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angel

    frustrate

    English

    Verb

    (frustrat)
  • To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
  • It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
  • To hinder or thwart.
  • My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
  • To cause stress or panic
  • This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory
  • * Shakespeare
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