The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frustrate \Frus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frustrated; p. pr.
   & vb. n. Frustrating.]
   1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose;
      to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a
      plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or
      purpose.
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            Shall the adversary thus obtain
            His end and frustrate thine ?         --Milton.
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   2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no
      effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.

   Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

frustrated
    adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations
           and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture
           Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking
           teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn:
           defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled,
           frustrated, thwarted]