- frustrated
- frus·trat·ed adj filled with a sense of frustration: feeling deep insecurity, discouragement, or dissatisfaction <learned not to resort to aggressiveness when \frustrated (Ashley Montagu)>
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frustrated — index disappointed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
frustrated — disappointed, 1640s, pp. adj. from FRUSTRATE (Cf. frustrate) … Etymology dictionary
frustrated — [adj] disappointed, thwarted balked*, crabbed*, cramped, crimped, defeated, discontented, discouraged, disheartened, embittered, foiled, fouled up*, hung up on*, irked, resentful, stonewalled*, stymied*, through the mill*, ungratified, unsated,… … New thesaurus
frustrated — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ … Collocations dictionary
frustrated — frus|trat|ed [ frʌ,streıtəd ] adjective * 1. ) feeling annoyed and impatient because you are prevented from achieving something: Frustrated passengers have started to use other forms of transportation. frustrated with: Parents are increasingly… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frustrated */ — UK [frʌˈstreɪtɪd] / US [ˈfrʌˌstreɪtəd] adjective 1) a) feeling annoyed and impatient because you are prevented from achieving something Frustrated passengers have started to use other forms of transport. frustrated with: Parents are increasingly… … English dictionary
frustrated — frus|trat|ed [frʌˈstreıtıd US ˈfrʌstreıtıd] adj 1.) feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something ▪ He gets frustrated when people don t understand what he s trying to say.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
frustrated — adjective 1 feeling annoyed, upset, and impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something : get frustrated: He gets frustrated when he can t win. (+ with/at): I can t understand this. I just get frustrated with it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
frustrated — adj. frustrated to + int. (he was frustrated to find no support among his friends) * * * [frʌ streɪtɪd] frustrated to + inf. (he was frustrated to find no support among his friends) … Combinatory dictionary
frustrated — /frus tray tid/, adj. 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. [1635 45; FRUSTRATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
Frustrated — Frustrate Frus trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frustrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Frustrating}.] 1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
