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Disappointed vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

disappointed | frustrate |

As adjectives the difference between disappointed and frustrate

is that disappointed is defeated of expectation or hope; let down while frustrate is vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.

As verbs the difference between disappointed and frustrate

is that disappointed is (disappoint) while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

disappointed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Defeated of expectation or hope; let down.
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    Synonyms

    * discomfited * foiled * frustrated * thwarted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disappoint)
  • 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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