English Explanatory Dictionary

frustrating

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of frustrate

Pronunciation

/fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-frustrating.wav

Word forms

frustrating more frustrating most frustrating

Etymology

From frustrate + -ing.

Synonyms

discouraging

Derived words

frustratingly
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