FRUSTRATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frustrated mean? 

• FRUSTRATED (adjective)
  The adjective FRUSTRATED has 1 sense:

1. disappointingly unsuccessful

  Familiarity information: FRUSTRATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRUSTRATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Disappointingly unsuccessful

Synonyms:

defeated; disappointed; discomfited; foiled; frustrated; thwarted

Context example:

his best efforts were thwarted

Similar:

unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)

 Context examples 

There was, however, one area that likely frustrated you—your earnings.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis (FAMS) General Contentment: I am frustrated by my condition.

(FAMS - I Am Frustrated by My Condition, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual gets frustrated because they can't do things that they used to be able to do.

(Get Frustrated That I Cannot Do Things I Used To, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Made you frustrated or annoyed about the amount of time you spend in the restroom?

(OAB-q Short Form - Frustrated or Annoyed About the Amount of Time You Spend in the Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you frustrated or annoyed about the amount of time you spend in the restroom?

(OAB-q - Frustrated or Annoyed About the Amount of Time You Spend in the Restroom, NCI Thesaurus)

His sister and brother-in-law seconded him; but they were frustrated by their heavy outfit and their own incompetence.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

But the big Dutchman frustrated him, seizing him by the nape of the neck and dancing him up and down.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

If you do, then all my earnest efforts to avoid a scandal will be frustrated.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Even redoubling your efforts didn’t help, and doing so only frustrated you even more.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You were frustrated to see that no matter how hard you worked, your income stubbornly stayed at about the same level.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)