frustrated — feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
Example Sentences
- Tom got increasingly frustrated trying to assemble IKEA furniture without reading the manual.
- The students were frustrated by the professor's unclear explanations.
- Sarah felt frustrated when her GPS kept saying 'recalculating' while she was already late for her date.
frustrated
ADJECTIVE[/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/]
feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something
He feels frustrated after his code crashes for the tenth time tonight.
FRUSTRA (in vain) + TED — seeing all his careful sand architecture washed away in vain (FRUSTRA) by the incoming tide, the builder stood completely frustrated.
Staring at the complicated knot of wool thread, she hesitated for a moment, but soon grew deeply frustrated.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin frustra, meaning 'in vain' or 'to no purpose.' It evolved to describe the emotional state of having one's efforts rendered futile or ineffective, as if all work comes to nothing.
Breakdown
frustra- (Latin: in vain, to no avail) + -ate (verbal suffix forming a transitive verb) + -ed (past participle/adjective suffix).
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Tom got increasingly frustrated trying to assemble IKEA furniture without reading the manual.”
“The students were frustrated by the professor's unclear explanations.”
“Sarah felt frustrated when her GPS kept saying 'recalculating' while she was already late for her date.”
“He was frustrated with the slow progress of the project.”
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