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prevent vs frustrate

frustrate vs prevent

prevent and frustrate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prevent No No Yes No
frustrate No No Yes No
As verbs, frustrate is a hyponym of prevent; that is, frustrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prevent:
  • prevent: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  • frustrate: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Other hyponyms of prevent include inhibit, make unnecessary, save, avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off, block, blockade, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, stymie, stymy, baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart, block, halt, kibosh, stop.
prevent (verb) frustrate (verb)
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state treat cruelly
keep from happening or arising; make impossible hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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