frust
rate
Third Person
frustrates
Present Participle
frustrating
Past Tense
frustrated
Past Participle
frustrated
1
to make someone feel annoyed or upset for not being able to achieve what they desire
transitive
- The ongoing delays frustrate her.
- His inability to solve the problem frustrates him.
- The constant interruptions are frustrating her.
- The repeated failures in the task are frustrating him.
- His repeated attempts have frustrated him.
2
to prevent someone from achieving success, particularly by nullifying their efforts
transitive
- Unexpected obstacles can frustrate your plans and derail your progress.
- She worked hard to meet the deadline, but the sudden changes to the project requirements only served to frustrate her efforts.
- The technical issues frustrated the developers’ work on the new software.
- Her attempts to fix the problem were frustrated by a missing part.
- The last-minute rule change frustrated the team's strategy.