Frustrate vs Dishearten - What's the difference?
frustrate | dishearten |
To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
To hinder or thwart.
To cause stress or panic
As verbs the difference between frustrate and dishearten
is that frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired while dishearten is to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.As an adjective frustrate
is vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.frustrate
English
Verb
(frustrat)- It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
- My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
- This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.