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Repressed vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

repressed | frustrate |

As verbs the difference between repressed and frustrate

is that repressed is past tense of repress while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

As adjectives the difference between repressed and frustrate

is that repressed is subjected to repression while frustrate is vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.

repressed

English

Etymology 1

repress + -ed

Verb

(head)
  • (repress)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subjected to repression.
  • (medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
  • Derived terms
    * repressed memory

    Etymology 2

    re- + pressed

    Verb

    (head)
  • Pressed again.
  • Anagrams

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    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

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory
  • * Shakespeare
  • Our frustrate search.