frustrating

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Pronunciation

/fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ (UK)

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/fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ (UK) · /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ (UK) · /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ (US) · [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] (US) · [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] (US)

Definition of frustrating

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

“The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).”

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adj

Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

“The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).”

verb

(form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of frustrate

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From frustrate + -ing.

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