frustrated
Use Frustrated in a sentence
treɪ adjective
1.
disappointed; thwarted: an announcer who was a frustrated actor.
2.
having a feeling of or filled with frustration; dissatisfied: His unresolved difficulty left him absolutely frustrated.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
2.
to disappoint or thwart (a person): a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become frustrated: His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adjective
4.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin frustrātus, past participle of frustrārī, verbal derivative of frustrā in vain
Related forms
frus·trat·er, noun
frus·trat·ing·ly, adverb
re·frus·trate, verb (used with object), re·frus·trat·ed, re·frus·trat·ing.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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frustrate (frʌˈstreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; thwart |
| 2. | to upset, agitate, or tire: her constant complaints began to frustrate him |
| —adj | |
| 3. | archaic frustrated or thwarted; baffled |
| [C15: from Latin frustrāre to cheat, from frustrā in error] | |
| frus'trater | |
| —n | |
| frustrated (frʌˈstreɪtɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| having feelings of dissatisfaction or lack of fulfilment | |
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Example sentences
Repeated attempts to contact company have left me frustrated and disappointed.
They were more regretful, disappointed, and frustrated.
If you will allow me to indulge you, rather than cast frustrated insults.
He had been personally frustrated yet fascinated by the mobile market for years.
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