# frustrated

Pronunciation: US say "FRUS-tray-tid" /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/; UK say "fruh-STRAY-tid" /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/

## Adjective

1. Feeling dissatisfied, agitated, or slightly angry because one cannot perform an action or get what one wants, or because things turned out differently than hoped.
   - Simple: Feeling upset or annoyed because you cannot do or get what you want.
   - _He was frustrated that his careful proposal was rejected without any explanation._
   - _Drivers stuck in the closure became increasingly frustrated as the hours passed._
2. Prevented from being carried out or fulfilled; foiled or thwarted.
   - Simple: Stopped or blocked before it could happen or succeed.
   - _Her frustrated hopes of opening a bakery lingered for years._
   - _The treaty was a frustrated attempt at lasting peace between the two nations._
4. Of a crime: carried through every act intended to complete it, yet failing to be consummated for reasons outside the offender's control. *(Philippines)*
   - Simple: Describing a crime where someone did everything needed to commit it, but it still did not happen.
   - _Prosecutors classified the assault as frustrated homicide, since the wound proved survivable._
   - _A frustrated theft still carries criminal liability even though nothing was actually taken._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of frustrate. — simple past and past participle of frustrate
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of frustrate. Use this form for something that already blocked or upset someone.
   - _Repeated technical problems frustrated the team's attempt to launch on schedule._
   - _Their hopes were frustrated by a sudden change in policy._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/frustrated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).