Wither vs Frustrate - What's the difference?
wither | frustrate | Related terms |
To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
To cause to shrivel or dry up.
* Bible, Matthew xii. 10
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
(figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
* Byron
* Cowper
To become helpless due to emotion.
To make helpless due to emotion.
To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
To hinder or thwart.
To cause stress or panic
Wither is a related term of frustrate.
In lang=en terms the difference between wither and frustrate
is that wither is to make helpless due to emotion while frustrate is to cause stress or panic.As verbs the difference between wither and frustrate
is that wither is (obsolete) to go against, resist; oppose or wither can be to shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.As an adverb wither
is (obsolete|or|chiefly in compounds) against, in opposition to.As an adjective frustrate is
vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.wither
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Etymology 3
From (etyl) (m), .Verb
(en verb)- There was a man which had his hand withered .
- This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered .
- now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave
- names that must not wither
- States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.
Usage notes
* Not to be confused with whither .Anagrams
* whiter, writhefrustrate
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.