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frus·trat·ed
 frustrated
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- pronunciation:
- fruh
streI
tihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling angry or upset at one's own powerlessness, at one's inability to resolve issues or accomplish what one desires or needs.
I'm always frustrated at work because I can't seem to accomplish anything.I get so frustrated trying to understand the class readings that I sometimes feel like giving up.I know my piano teacher is frustrated with me because my progress is so slow. |
| definition 2: |
thwarted by others; hindered.
He felt frustrated in his attempts to publish his novel. |
| definition 3: |
having had a goal or ambition that one has never been able to achieve.
My grandmother was a frustrated dancer; she had to give up any thoughts of dancing professionally when she married. |
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