Past tense of frustrate
regular verb
The past tense of frustrate is frustrated. The past participle is also frustrated.
Forms of frustrate
| Base form (V1) | frustrate /fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | frustrated /fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | frustrated /fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | frustrating /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | frustrates |
Frustrated in a sentence
- He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.From the entry book
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.From the entry bench
- The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.From the entry beep
- Veteran Wiktionary editors frustrated with inexperienced newcomers should remember that they were once in that position.From the entry inexperienced
- It's not quite he got angry and then left, it's moreso he got frustrated and then left.From the entry moreso
Meaning of frustrate
- verb To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
- verb To hinder or thwart.
- verb To cause stress or annoyance.
Questions about the past tense of frustrate
- What is the past tense of frustrate?
- The past tense of frustrate is frustrated.
- What is the past participle of frustrate?
- The past participle of frustrate is frustrated.
- Is frustrate a regular or irregular verb?
- Frustrate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: frustrate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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