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frustratedfeeling 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/

Korean meaning: 좌절한, 실망한, 짜증난

Korean pronunciation: **프러**스트레이티드

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

frustrated concept
💡 Concept

He feels frustrated after his code crashes for the tenth time tonight.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Rootfrustr
Suffix--ated

Origin

라틴어 frustra(헛되이, 소용없이)에서 유래되었습니다. 마치 노력이 모두 물거품이 되는 상황을 표현하는 단어로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

demonstratedconcentratedcomplicated
demonstrated
concentrated
complicated

🔗Collocations

feel frustrated
get frustrated
frustrated with
deeply frustrated
increasingly frustrated
frustrated attempt
sexually frustrated

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Tom got increasingly frustrated trying to assemble IKEA furniture without reading the manual.

The students were frustrated by the professor's unclear explanations.

😄 Fun example

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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

annoyedirritateddisappointedexasperateddisheartened

Antonyms

satisfiedcontentpleased

Related

frustrationfrustratefrustratingannoyancedisappointment

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