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frustrate vs prevent

prevent vs frustrate

frustrate and prevent both are verbs.

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

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