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frustrating

frus·trate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruhs-treyt]
    • /ˈfrʌs treɪt/
    • /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhs-treyt]
    • /ˈfrʌs treɪt/

Definitions of frustrating word

  • verb with object frustrating to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him. 1
  • verb with object frustrating to disappoint or thwart (a person): a talented woman whom life had frustrated. 1
  • verb without object frustrating to become frustrated: His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily. 1
  • adjective frustrating Obsolete. frustrated. 1
  • noun frustrating Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty. 1
  • adjective frustrating Something that is frustrating annoys you or makes you angry because you cannot do anything about the problems it causes. 0
See all 8 definitions of frustrating

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Origin of frustrating

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain

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Parts of speech for Frustrating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Frustrating

frustrating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for frustrating

adjective frustrating

  • trying — extremely annoying, difficult, or the like; straining one's patience and goodwill to the limit: a trying day; a trying experience.
  • annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
  • unsatisfying — lacking in sth
  • exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
  • maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
All 17 Synonyms of frustrating

Antonyms for frustrating

adjective frustrating

  • satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
Just one Antonym for frustrating

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Related words

  • frustrate

    to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.

  • catch-22

    If you describe a situation as a Catch-22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first thing.

  • pandora

    Classical Mythology. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the graces and treacherously presented to Epimetheus along with a box (originally a jar) in which Prometheus had confined all the evils that could trouble humanity. As the gods had anticipated, Pandora gave in to her curiosity and opened the box, allowing the evils to escape, thereby frustrating the efforts of Prometheus. In some versions, the box contained blessings, all of which escaped but hope.

  • stultify

    to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
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