different between overpower vs frustrate

English

Etymology

over- +? power

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??v??pa??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /o?.v??pa??.?/

Verb

overpower (third-person singular simple present overpowers, present participle overpowering, simple past and past participle overpowered)

1. (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.

   We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.

2. (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

   Bright light overpowers the eyes.
3. (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

   The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.
4. (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.

   Antonym: nerf

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin fr?str?tus, perfect passive participle of fr?str? (“I deceive”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f???st?e?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f??st?e?t/

Verb

frustrate (third-person singular simple present frustrates, present participle frustrating, simple past and past participle frustrated)

1. (transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

2. (transitive) To hinder or thwart.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder
3. (transitive) To cause stress or annoyance.

Translations

Adjective

frustrate (comparative more frustrate, superlative most frustrate)

1. ineffectual; useless; fruitless.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:frustrate.

Translations

Italian

Adjective

frustrate

1. feminine plural of frustrato

Noun

frustrate f

1. plural of frustrata

Verb

frustrate

1. second-person plural present indicative of frustrare
2. second-person plural imperative of frustrare
3. feminine plural of frustrato

Anagrams

• sfruttare, sfrutterà

Latin

Verb

fr?str?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fr?str?