frustrate · verb1
- Latin · derived fromfrūstrātus
- Middle English · inherited fromfrustraten“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”
- English todayfrustrate
From Middle English frustraten (“to prevent, disappoint, render useless”), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French frustrer.
frustrate · adjective2
- Latin · derived fromfrūstrātus
- Middle English · inherited fromfrustrat“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”
- English todayfrustrate
From Middle English frustrat (“prevented, disappointed, rendered useless”, adjective as well as past participle of frustraten (see Etymology 1)), from Latin frūstrātus, perfect passive participle of frūstrō (“to deceive”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.