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# How to pronounce "frustrator" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/frʌstrætɒr/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **frus·tra·tor**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Someone who frustrates (hinders, thwarts, disconcerts) the plans or aims of another person.
  - *Example*: "Technology will be the ultimate facilitator or frustrator of international crime. In either case, the United States will be at the center as the principal exporter or victim of criminal activity."

### Example Sentences
- "Technology will be the ultimate facilitator or frustrator of international crime. In either case, the United States will be at the center as the principal exporter or victim of criminal activity."
- "frustrators the uh studies are done by Deborah Terry who's in the audience just to stop any gossip she's actually my wife as well if you're wondering about"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "frustrator" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "like most of the effects are with a but there are some with b as Rob mentioned there is an at2 which seems to in our hands do nothing except frustrators the uh studies are done by Deborah Terry who's in the audience just to stop any gossip she's actually my wife as well if you're wondering about our reaction and the um the studies that we're doing is uh we do a lot of crossbreeding where we'll take a gene of"
- **Watch at 14:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnB1ujxG1vM&t=844s)


## How to Pronounce "frustrator"

- **Syllables**: frus · tra · tor
- **IPA**: `/frʌstrætɒr/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “frustrator”?
“frustrator” is pronounced /frʌstrætɒr/ (frus · tra · tor). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “frustrator”?
“frustrator” has 3 syllables: frus · tra · tor.

### What does “frustrator” mean?
Someone who frustrates (hinders, thwarts, disconcerts) the plans or aims of another person.

### How can I hear “frustrator” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “frustrator” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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