frustrating
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3.0
- adjective
- /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/
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frustrante
- It can be very frustrating when you work hard but don't see any results.
- find frustrating
- frustrating experience
- difficult and frustrating
So to me, Bob Lazar is so frustrating for two reasons.
- So to me, Bob Lazar is so frustrating for two reasons.
- It's confusing, it's frustrating, and it can leave you stuck.
- That's really frustrating and and slows you down.
- So I'm just trying to save you that frustrating experience.
- And this can be confusing and frustrating and heartbreaking.
- And it's just like, so frustrating and so discouraging.
- We forget things and it's really frustrating to us.
- And as it exists, it is the most frustrating phone that I've bought this year.
- It's that that's the frustrating part, that it's not an even discussion.
- Dating can become a frustrating process for a lot of people.
- So writing, screen writing, is more frustrating than most types of writing.
- And the point is, it has been a very frustrating process.
Examples
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June proved to be the most frustrating month of the chase season.
Academic text (1999) -
I find the whole thing frustrating because I can't figure it out.
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So it's like a little bit frustrating, but it's good, man.
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Yeah, I think probably very frustrating for her for years.
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It's been a pretty frustrating first few days of the trip.
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And the point is, it has been a very frustrating process.
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You know, this week has been more frustrating than usual.
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This is one of the most frustrating processes ever.
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The investigation was long and frustrating but resulted in the arrest and conviction of the teacher.
Academic text (1992) -
Well, you know how frustrating it is when you're working on a piece of research.
Synonyms
392
1.0
Making someone feel bothered or irritated
80
2.9
Making someone feel annoyed or impatient
49
3.9
Causing worry or annoyance and hard to deal with
26
5.3
Causing you to feel very angry or annoyed
26
5.2
Causing someone to lose confidence or hope
22
5.3
Very annoying and hard to bear
14
3.5
Causing annoyance or trouble
12
3.7
Less good than you expected and leaving you disappointed
11
7.7
Making someone feel annoyed or frustrated
6
6.1
Making you feel very annoyed and frustrated
6
7.4
Making you feel annoyed or bored
5
6.8
Making you feel annoyed because something seems unfair or hard to accept
3
5.4
Making a situation worse or more annoying
2
4.0
Something that makes people feel dislike or annoyance
1
5.1
Hard to deal with and making people feel tired or annoyed
Something that stops people from reaching a goal they want
Antonyms
How Frustrating
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frustrating comes from the Latin word frustra, which means 'in vain' or 'without result'. So something frustrating makes your effort feel 'in vain' because it stops you from getting what you want.