English → Latin
“frustrate” in Latin
vānusvain, empty, vacant, void; unsubstantial; groundless, baseless, meaningless, pointless, worthless, ineffectual, mindlessirritusinvalid, void, null and void; ineffective, useless, irrelevantfūtilisthat easily pours out; that can not contain, leaky; untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolousinūtilisuseless, unserviceable, unprofitable; hurtful, injurious; void, null, invalid, without any legal use
The English word frustrate itself goes back to Latin frūstrā, through frūstrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
frustrate v.
[Vid: To DEFEAT = frustrate.] [Vid: To DEFEAT = frustrate.] Thus this undertaking of theirs was frustrated, ita frustra id inceptum iis fuit: frustrated, vanus: irritus. For “to frustrate a will;” Vid: “to make INVALID.
frustrate adj.
vanus: irrftus: futilis (that can not be supported): inutilis (of no use).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for frustrate?
- The usual Latin words for “frustrate” are vānus, irritus, fūtilis; also inūtilis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.