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Outwit vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

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Outwit is a related term of frustrate.


In lang=en terms the difference between outwit and frustrate

is that outwit is to get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits while frustrate is to cause stress or panic.

As verbs the difference between outwit and frustrate

is that outwit is to get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits 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.

outwit

English

Verb

(outwitt)
  • To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
  • Synonyms

    *outfox, outguess, outsmart

    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
  • * Shakespeare
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