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frustrate vs forestall

forestall vs frustrate

frustrate and forestall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frustrate No No Yes No
forestall No No Yes No
As verbs, forestall is a hypernym of frustrate; that is, forestall is a word with a broader meaning than frustrate:
  • frustrate: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  • forestall: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Other hypernyms of frustrate include forbid, foreclose, preclude, prevent.
frustrate (verb) forestall (verb)
treat cruelly act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Difference between frustrate and forestall

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