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Frustrated Moderate

Frustrated has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of frustrate

"The broken engine left us frustrated, so we had to wait until morning to call a tow truck."

In plain English: To be frustrated means to feel annoyed and upset when you can't do something because of an obstacle.

"The noise outside frustrated me so much that I couldn't focus on my work."

Adjective
1

disappointingly unsuccessful

"disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"

"their foiled attempt to capture Calais"

"many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"

"his best efforts were thwarted"

2

Foiled, stopped, disappointed.

"The frustrated team sat in silence after their carefully planned strategy was foiled by unexpected rain."

In plain English: Frustrated means feeling annoyed and upset because you can't do something easily or get what you want.

"She felt frustrated when her computer wouldn't turn on."

Example Sentences
"She felt frustrated when her computer wouldn't turn on." adj
"The noise outside frustrated me so much that I couldn't focus on my work." verb
"The teacher frustrated her students by explaining the same concept for an hour without clarity." verb
"He tried to fix the leaky faucet but only managed to frustrate the pipes further with his poor tools." verb
"She refused to let their constant interruptions frustrate the peace of the meeting room." verb
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