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frustrate vs oppress

oppress vs frustrate

frustrate and oppress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frustrate No No Yes No
oppress No No Yes No
As verbs, oppress is a hyponym of frustrate; that is, oppress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than frustrate:
  • frustrate: treat cruelly
  • oppress: cause to suffer
Other hyponyms of frustrate include madden, hamstring, badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease, persecute.
frustrate (verb) oppress (verb)
treat cruelly come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of cause to suffer
Difference between frustrate and oppress

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