frustrated

CEFRC1

/fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling annoyed because something prevents success.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Foiled, stopped, disappointed.

Examples

  • It's very easy to get frustrated in this job.

  • The bad weather frustrated our plans.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.

  2. Imperfect form of execution of a crime in that, despite performing all the acts that should produce it, the crime fails to be consummated.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of frustrate

More examples

In context

  • You are frustrated with your work.

  • She easily gets frustrated when it comes to financial matters.

  • A frustrated robbery may financially cripple the company or lead it to recover; a frustrated homicide or murder leaves the victim injured or wounded, not killed.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She felt blank after the computer crashed for the third time.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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