frustrate vs foil

foil vs frustrate

frustrate is not a noun while foil is a noun.

frustrate and foil both are verbs.

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

As verbs, frustrate and foil are synonyms defined as:

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

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

frustrate (noun)	foil (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

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

Difference between frustrate and foil

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