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
Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
As town halls fill with frustrated voters and no clear Republican plan emerges, the issue appears to be gaining political strength heading into next year’s midterm elections.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Be Sympathetic In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 28 Oct. 2025
As town halls fill with frustrated voters and no clear Republican plan emerges, the issue appears to be gaining political strength heading into next year’s midterm elections.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Faye is both highly supportive yet frustrated by the distant Springsteen, who showers her with love before disappearing into his music.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
So when Luise was frustrated by her experiments with canvas one afternoon at MacDowell and threw her scraps into her studio’s fireplace, Morton was there to witness the epiphany that followed.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrated
Adjective
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The Blue Jays’ Gold Glove center fielder charged forward, dove, and came up with a critical catch to limit a disappointed Hernández to a sacrifice fly.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Yanga has been telling disappointed families in the camp not to lose hope.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Played for comic relief, he is baffled by this son of his who attends college and, more perplexing yet, is suddenly obsessed with Italy and cycling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Physicists were baffled as to why this material would suddenly stop conducting current once the tellurium content reached approximately 30 percent—a change that its basic chemical composition could not explain.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another writer might have been fatally discouraged by what Rushdie has gone through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nicknames were discouraged but inevitable.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Cowley’s disillusioned but fundamentally idealistic cohort had an unexpected response.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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This has led many to feel disillusioned with, even betrayed by, the very system that promised to set them up for success and stability.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hubbard has been somewhat hampered by injury this season, missing two of his team's eight games.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Just assessing the damage could take weeks, and airport closures have hampered recovery efforts.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More often than not, their dreams of wealth, power, influence and fame went unfulfilled.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Beneath her sense of duty is a crushing loneliness and the prospect of a life unfulfilled.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Freddie's always stopped by the survivor girl; he's always thwarted by his young ingenue all the way through, who's losing her innocence and entering the world.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Then, hardware improvements gradually bring the execution time down, only to get thwarted again by the next benchmark.—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In response to these changes, a growing number of disenchanted people are taking the leap and renouncing their phones altogether.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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The sudden crisis of faith in the American innovation ecosystem has also sparked a fresh debate: Can the European Union seize the moment to attract disenchanted researchers and strengthen its own innovation ecosystem?—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Frustrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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