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frus⋅trat⋅ed

  [fruhs-trey-tid]
Use frustrated in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1635–45; frustrate + -ed 2

frus⋅trate

  [fruhs-treyt] verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing, adjective
–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. frustrated.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L frustrātus, ptp. of frustrārī, v. deriv. of frustrā in vain

Related forms:
frus⋅trat⋅er, noun
frus⋅trat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
frus⋅tra⋅tive  [fruhs-trey-tiv, -truh-] , adjective

Synonyms:
1. balk, foil, circumvent. See thwart.
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frus·trate   (frŭs'trāt')   
tr.v.   frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates
    1. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: A persistent wind frustrated my attempt to rake the lawn.
    2. To cause feelings of discouragement or bafflement in.
  2. To make ineffectual or invalid; nullify.

[Middle English frustraten, from Latin frūstrārī, frūstrāt-, from frūstrā, in vain.]
frus'trat'er n., frus'trat'ing·ly adv.
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Main Entry: frus·trat·ed
Function: adjective
: filled with a sense of frustration : feeling deep insecurity, discouragement, or dissatisfactionfrustrated —Ashley Montagu>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Language Translation for : frustrated
Spanish: frustrado,
German: frustriert,
Japanese: 挫折感を持った
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