Repressed vs Frustrate - What's the difference?
repressed | frustrate |
(repress)
Subjected to repression.
(medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
Pressed again.
To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
To hinder or thwart.
To cause stress or panic
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 + -edVerb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* repressed memoryEtymology 2
re- + pressedVerb
(head)Anagrams
*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.