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frustrative

frustrative

9.9
Something that stops people from reaching a goal they want
  • adjective
  • /frʌsˈtreɪtɪv/
translation icon : frustrante
  • The frustrative nature of the traffic jam left us all feeling anxious and late for our appointment.

Examples

  • The game's design included frustrative elements to increase its level of challenge.

  • A frustrative experience can negatively impact motivation and emotional well-being.

  • Psychologists studied the effects of frustrative nonreward in animal learning experiments.

  • This situation is frustrative.

  • The frustrative nature of the situation made everyone feel defeated.

  • Her frustrative circumstances at work constantly hindered her from achieving her career goals.

  • The frustrative delays in delivering the project caused the team to lose their enthusiasm.

Synonyms

frustrating
vsfrustrative
256 3.0

Making you feel annoyed or disappointed because it stops you getting what you want

prevents the attainment of a desire without emphasizing emotion
obstructive
vsfrustrative
6 6.2

Making movement or progress difficult by blocking the way

prevents achieving a desire or goal rather than physical movement

Antonyms

enabling
  • Formal
5.6

To give legal authority to do something

How Obstructive

thwarting
1 7.5
obstructive
6 6.2
frustrative
9.9
hindering
5.9
ineffective
90 3.4

Surface Forms

frustrative positive

Morphology

frustrative = frustrate (transparent) = frustrate + ive

The adjective is directly formed by adding the productive suffix '-ive' to the verb 'frustrate', producing a meaning 'causing or relating to frustration' that a learner can infer from the verb.

Etymology

Frustrative comes from the same root as frustrate, from an old word meaning 'in vain' or 'to fail'. So, a frustrative thing is one that stops your plans or makes your goal feel 'in vain'.