frustrated
/fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/US/ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/
frustrated is the simple past and past participle of frustrate.
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Adjective
frustrated (comparative more frustrated, superlative most frustrated)
- Foiled, stopped, disappointed.
- Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.
- She easily gets frustrated when it comes to financial matters.
- Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian
Meaning of frustrate
Verb
frustrate (third-person singular simple present frustrates, present participle frustrating, simple past and past participle frustrated)
- 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 annoyance.
- This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.
- Synonyms:
- aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize, bother, disgruntle
Forms of frustrated
| comparative | more frustrated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most frustrated |
Words formed from frustrated
Phrases with frustrated
Words that rhyme with frustrated
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- stated
- truncated
- abated
- dehydrated
- dilated
- grated
- lirated
- outdated
- sated
- serrated
- undated
- antedated
- awaited
- backdated
- baited
- bated
- berated
- castrated
- collated
- conflated
- crated
- created
- cremated
- curated
- debated
- donated
- elated
- equated
- estimated
- fated
- fixated
- freighted
- gaited
- hated
- interrelated
- located
- mated
- misdated
- narrated
- negated
- nipple-dilated
- orated
- overdrawn
- overinflated
- overrated
- overstated
- prated
- pulsated
Questions about frustrated
- What does frustrated mean?
- Frustrated means foiled, stopped, disappointed.
- What is frustrated the simple past and past participle of?
- Frustrated is the simple past and past participle of frustrate.
- What part of speech is frustrated?
- Frustrated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce frustrated?
- Frustrated is pronounced /fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/ (UK).
Words near frustrated in the dictionary
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