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Deter vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

deter | frustrate |

In lang=en terms the difference between deter and frustrate

is that deter is to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage while frustrate is to cause stress or panic.

As verbs the difference between deter and frustrate

is that deter is to prevent something from happening while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

As an adjective frustrate is

vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.

deter

English

Verb

(deterr)
  • To prevent something from happening.
  • To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 10.
  • we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise

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    frustrate

    English

    Verb

    (frustrat)
  • To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
  • It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
  • To hinder or thwart.
  • My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
  • To cause stress or panic
  • This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory
  • * Shakespeare
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