frustrating

adjective

frus·trat·ing | \ ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ

Definition of frustrating

: causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration a frustrating delay a very frustrating experience Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating.— Pamela Druckerman

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frustratingly adverb

a frustratingly slow process The book is sprawling and self-indulgent. Most frustratingly, it is almost entirely devoid of serious military analysis. — Hew Strachan

Examples of frustrating in a Sentence

All these delays have been very frustrating. these daily traffic jams are frustrating

Recent Examples on the Web Seeing water underneath your dishwasher can be extremely frustrating as well. — Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 June 2021 And this is extremely frustrating, every weekend is the same thing. — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 6 June 2021 Other critics said the policy changes would worsen parking scarcity in many neighborhoods and business districts, reducing quality of life and frustrating many residents. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2021 The disproportionate amount of attention Mars gets proves frustrating. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 2 June 2021 All of which made getting injured again even more frustrating. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2021 The porousness of the action becomes frustrating and, ultimately, off-putting. — BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021 The journey for the past three years has truly been exciting, frustrating and rewarding. — Jason Rose, Forbes, 2 June 2021 These bills would go a long way toward alleviate a backlog that's frustrating everyone, the Democratic lawmakers said. — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2021

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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 18 Jun. 2021.

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frustrating

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English Language Learners Definition of frustrating

: causing feelings of anger and annoyance

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frustrating

adjective

frus·trat·ing | \ ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ \

Kids Definition of frustrating

: causing feelings of disappointment and defeat So the Egypt gang waited and waited and it was all pretty frustrating.— Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Egypt Game