Frustrated

Quick meaning: Frustrated is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of frustrate.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of frustrate.

More Meanings

1. Foiled, stopped, disappointed.
2. (Philippines, law, of a felony or serious criminal offense) Imperfect form of execution of a crime in that, despite performing all the acts that should produce it, the crime fails to be consummated.
3. Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.

Example Sentences

She easily gets frustrated when it comes to financial matters.

A frustrated robbery may financially cripple the company or lead it to recover; a frustrated homicide or murder leaves the victim injured or wounded, not killed.

Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.

Synonyms for frustrated

Depending on context, synonyms include baffled, discomfited, thwarted, defeated, balked, disappointed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thwarted, discouraged, disappointed, baffled, defeated, unsuccessful.

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