Frustrate and Refuse

Frustrate

Frustrate verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.

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Refuse and frustrate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuse" instead a verb "Frustrate".

Nearby Words: frustration, frustrating

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Frustrate and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frustrate" instead a verb "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

life	frustrate life	refuse life
people	frustrate people	refuse people
time	frustrate time	refuse time
entry	frustrate entry	refuse entry
Other words: nothing, anyone, times, attempts.

Phlegmatic: Foreman — tries to refuse or frustrate House's games.

Source: Four Temperament Ensemble / Live-Action TV
A Fantasy-Forbidding Father may assume this trope is the only reason his daughter is interested in (or should pursue) higher education, and will often frustrate her college dreams by pushing her to focus more on boys and less on books (if he doesn't refuse to help her pay for college to begin with).

Source: MRS Degree

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