Frustrate vs Inhibit - What's the difference?
frustrate | inhibit | Related terms |
To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
To hinder or thwart.
To cause stress or panic
Frustrate is a related term of inhibit.
As verbs the difference between frustrate and inhibit
is that frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired while inhibit is to hinder; to restrain.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.