Frustrate
[v] treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
[v] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
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Synonyms
baffle, bedevil, bilk, cross, crucify, dun, foil, queer, rag, scotch, spoil, thwart, torment
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annul, anticipate, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, bilk, blast, block, brave, bring to nothing, buffalo, buffer, cancel, cancel out, cast down, challenge, check, checkmate, circumvent, come to nothing, confound, confront, conquer, contravene, counter, co