as in disappointed
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as in baffled
to prevent from achieving a goal
a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs
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as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems
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Recent Examples of frustrated
Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026
Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026
If the element of empowerment is missing, teams get frustrated and some may even shut down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Adjective
The new poll finds the most frustrated groups of young people are those who haven’t secured a first job yet, college graduates and young women.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Around him, siblings, lovers and friends face CIA threats, tourist-rental anxieties, drug-dealing producers, secret desire and lottery dreams in a choral portrait of love, family and frustrated escape.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026
Verb
RadarOnline alleged in a May 14 report that the couple, frustrated by ongoing negative press and legal woes tied to Lively’s years-long court battle with It Ends With Us director and star Justin Baldoni—which has finally reached a settlement—is now reportedly thinking about fleeing the US.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026
If the element of empowerment is missing, teams get frustrated and some may even shut down.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrated
Adjective
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Because when that game was over and the disappointed fans filed out of the stadium, many walked toward a city center now vibrant and busy; one featuring a community market, cultural space and an art gallery.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The phosphate and fertilizer producer fell 5% after its first-quarter earnings disappointed.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Initial responders were baffled.—
Hank Tester,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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He is still baffled by the polygamous, fickle nature of American sports fandom.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Interfering with a fawn is discouraged; observe from a distance and contact wildlife professionals only if the fawn shows signs of injury, distress, or the mother's prolonged absence.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Managers are discouraged from using token use to measure performance, according to a person familiar with the matter.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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One decade into hosting the popular competition show, Probst became disillusioned by the audience's desire to revel in conflict.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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While the world’s attention remains fixed on the military hardware of Iran’s regional proxies, the Islamic Republic’s greatest threat to survival has proved to be not the United States, but its own disillusioned and starving people.—
Liram Koblentz-Stenzler,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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But most summit speakers treated circularity—a nebulous concept at the best of times—largely as an engineering challenge, one hampered by immature infrastructure, policy gaps and weak economics.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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The company is seeking to create a Duchenne gene therapy that is more effective and safer than Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys, which has been hampered by safety concerns, particularly following the deaths of two recipients from liver failure.—
Jason Mast,
STAT,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Many libraries’ orders went unfulfilled, and all but the largest ones were left struggling to get popular titles to their patrons.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The unfulfilled payments promise has provided another knock to morale inside xAI, which has been through layoffs and several management changes since the start of the year.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The environmental high point of the past year for me was when Western politicians, led by Republican Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana and backed by constituents across the political spectrum, thwarted Senator Mike Lee’s plans to sell off public lands.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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But the plan gets thwarted when said camboy is murdered in the process, setting Paula off into a spiral to uncover what happened and clear her name.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Carlson — and other right-wing influencers — in recent months who have become disenchanted with the president.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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Dartmouth professor Jeff Friedman noted that younger voters grew up with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflicts that the public became disenchanted with.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Frustrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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