Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frustrated

/ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: frus-trat-ed
IPA: /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of frustrate

adj

Foiled, stopped, disappointed.

adj

Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.

adj

Imperfect form of execution of a crime in that, despite performing all the acts that should produce it, the crime fails to be consummated.

Example Sentences

"She easily gets frustrated when it comes to financial matters."
"Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes."
"A frustrated robbery may financially cripple the company or lead it to recover; a frustrated homicide or murder leaves the victim injured or wounded, not killed."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/
British English: /fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more frustrated (comparative) most frustrated (superlative)

Derived Forms

flustrated frustratedly fuckstrated unfrustrated

Phrases

average frustrated chump

Frequently Paired Words

frustrating

Synonyms

defeated disappointed discomfited foiled thwarted

Rhymes With

related created located stated estimated updated rated dated waited hated translated donated

Questions

How do you pronounce frustrated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹʌs.tɹeɪ.tɪd/.
What does frustrated mean?: simple past and past participle of frustrate

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