frustrated

frus-tra-ted · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Feeling upset or annoyed because of inability to change or achieve something.

  2. 2.

    Prevented from being successful or fulfilled; thwarted.

  3. 3.

    (past participle of frustrate) Having been prevented from succeeding.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    sexually frustrated — experiencing unfulfilled sexual desire
  • •
    frustrated ambition — thwarted or unfulfilled goals

Related words

Antonyms: content, fulfilled, satisfied
See also: annoyed, frustrate, frustrating, frustration
Synonyms: annoyed, discouraged, exasperated, thwarted

Etymology

Past participle of frustrate, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari ("to deceive, disappoint"), from frustra ("in vain, without effect").