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frustrated

The origin and history of frustrated.

Etymology

The past participle of "frustrate," which came into English in the fifteenth century from Latin "frustrat-," the past-participial stem of "frustrari" (to disappoint or deceive), itself from "frustra," meaning "in vain."

Origin: Latin

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