Meaning & use

frustrated

adjective·Everyday

Feeling annoyed or discouraged because of an inability to achieve or change something.

See it in a sentence

She grew frustrated after the third failed attempt to fix the printer.

He felt frustrated by the slow progress on a project he cared about deeply.

A note on using this word

Distinguish from 'frustrating,' which describes the cause rather than the person feeling it.

Words with a similar meaning

annoyedexasperatedthwarted

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Words with an opposite meaning

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