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Dispirit vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

dispirit | frustrate |

As verbs the difference between dispirit and frustrate

is that dispirit is lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten 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.

dispirit

English

Alternative forms

* disspirit

Verb

(en verb)
  • Lower the morale of; make despondent; dishearten.
  • Derived terms

    * dispiritedly * dispiritedness * dispiritingly * dispiritment

    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

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    Adjective

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