frustrate vs provoke

frustrate and provoke both are verbs.

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

As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of frustrate; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than frustrate:

Other hypernyms of frustrate include beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague.

frustrate (verb)	provoke (verb)
treat cruelly	provide the needed stimulus for
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	annoy continually or chronically