Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frustrating

/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: frus-trat-ing
IPA: /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.

verb

present participle and gerund of frustrate

Example Sentences

"The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters)."

Etymology

From frustrate + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/
British English: /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more frustrating (comparative) most frustrating (superlative)

Derived Forms

frustratingly

Synonyms

discouraging frustrative thwarting

Questions

How do you pronounce frustrating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/.
What does frustrating mean?: Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
Where does frustrating come from?: From frustrate + -ing.

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