foil vs frustrate

frustrate vs foil

foil is a noun but frustrate is not a noun.

foil and frustrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
foil	Yes	No	Yes	No
frustrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foil and frustrate are synonyms defined as:

foil and frustrate: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Other synonyms of foil include baffle, bilk, cross, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart.

foil (noun)	frustrate (noun)
a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

foil (verb)	frustrate (verb)
cover or back with foil	treat cruelly
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
enhance by contrast

Difference between foil and frustrate

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