mapakyason : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
mapakyason - pakyas - ma-~-on~
ma.pak.ya.sun. - 4 syllables

ma- = mapakyas
-on = mapakyason
mapakyason

mapakyason :	futile (adj.)
pakyas [pak.yas.] :	fail (v.); frustrate (v.)

Derivatives of pakyas

Glosses:

futile
adj.	1. futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing	producing no result or effect.; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
	~ useless	having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully.; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
adj.	2. bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain	unproductive of success.; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
	~ unproductive	not producing or capable of producing.; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
frustrate
v. (social)	1. baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
	~ disappoint, let down	fail to meet the hopes or expectations of.; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
	~ foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid	keep from happening or arising; make impossible.; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
	~ dash	destroy or break.; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
	~ short-circuit	hamper the progress of; impede.; "short-circuit warm feelings"
	~ ruin	destroy or cause to fail.; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
v. (emotion)	2. bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment	treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
	~ madden	drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves.
	~ beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke	annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
	~ hamstring	make ineffective or powerless.; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules"
	~ badger, beleaguer, bug, pester, tease	annoy persistently.; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
	~ persecute, oppress	cause to suffer.; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"