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Frustrate vs Inhibit - What's the difference?

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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)
  • 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.

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    Adjective

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

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to hinder; to restrain
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    Derived terms

    * disinhibit * disinhibition * inhibition