frustrating
gb/fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ/ us/fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
B1
Inglês
~ 7800
Acepções
0 acepção
adjective
B1
property
1
causing annoyance or disappointment
Making you feel angry or upset because something is hard, slow, or does not happen the way you want.
Padrão de uso:
[something] is frustrating (for [someone])
Erro comum:
Learners often say *“I am frustrating”* when they mean *“I am frustrated.”* Use **frustrated** to describe how you feel, and **frustrating** to describe the thing that causes the feeling (e.g. *“This homework is frustrating. I am frustrated.”*). Another mistake is overusing it for very serious situations where words like *“upsetting”* or *“devastating”* may be more appropriate.
Sinônimos
annoying (Slightly more general and often a bit weaker; can be used for small everyday irritations.)
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irritating (Similar strength, but often focuses more on making someone feel tense or angry.)
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discouraging (Focuses more on making someone feel like giving up, less on simple anger or irritation.)
Antônimos
satisfying (Opposite because it describes something that gives pleasure and a good feeling of success instead of annoyance.)
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enjoyable (Opposite in that it describes something pleasant and fun rather than upsetting or annoying.)
Colocações
very frustrating
|extremely frustrating
|frustrating experience
|frustrating situation
|can be frustrating
|find [something] frustrating
Temas
emotions
|daily_life
|work
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The most frustrating part of the process was waiting weeks for a reply.
- It’s really frustrating when the internet keeps cutting out during a video call.
- Learning to drive can be frustrating at first, but it gets easier with practice.
- I find it frustrating that the website doesn’t work on my phone.
- Her computer crashed again, which was especially frustrating because she hadn’t saved her work.
Exemplos para estudantes
- This game is fun but very frustrating.
- It is frustrating when people do not listen to you.
- Waiting in a long line can be frustrating.
- He finds it frustrating that he cannot speak English well yet.
- The slow service at the restaurant was frustrating for us.
Verbo
formal
B2
action
2
actively preventing success or progress
Stopping a plan or effort from working or reaching its goal, usually by making progress difficult or impossible.
Padrão de uso:
[something/someone] is frustrating [someone’s] efforts/plan
Erro comum:
Learners often only know *frustrating* as an adjective and do not recognize this -ing form as the verb *frustrate* in continuous use (e.g. *“Delays are frustrating our plans”*). They may misread it as describing feelings instead of an action that blocks progress.
Sinônimos
thwarting (Very close in meaning in formal contexts; suggests active and often planned blocking of someone’s goals.)
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hindering (Suggests making progress slower or harder, but not always completely stopping success.)
Antônimos
advancing (Opposite because it means helping something move forward or make progress.)
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facilitating (Opposite in that it means making an action or process easier instead of blocking it.)
Colocações
frustrating efforts
|frustrating progress
|frustrating the investigation
|frustrating the plan
|frustrating attempts
Temas
work
|politics
|law
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The new regulations are frustrating small businesses’ efforts to expand.
- Several unexpected delays are frustrating the team’s progress on the project.
- Protesters were accused of frustrating the police investigation.
- Technical problems kept frustrating their attempts to launch the product on time.
Exemplos para estudantes
- Heavy traffic is frustrating our plans to arrive on time.
- Rain is frustrating the workers’ efforts to finish the road.
- Computer errors are frustrating my attempts to send the report.
- New rules are frustrating the company’s plan to grow.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
frustrating
AFI
GB/fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
US/fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
frus - trat - ing (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (frus)
Formas da palavra
Adjective
- Base: frustrating
- Comparative: frustratinger
- Superlative: frustratingest
Verb
- Base: frustrating
- 3rd Person Singular: frustratings
- Present Participle: frustratinging
- Past: frustratinged
- Past Participle: frustratinged
Família de palavras
Forms
frustratings
verb
frustratinging
verb
frustratinged
verb
frustratinger
adjective
frustratingest
adjective
Core family
Related words
frustratingly
adverb
Expressões
find [something] frustrating
1/fˈaɪnd sˈʌmθɪŋ fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
fixed phrase
to experience something as frustrating
To feel that something is difficult or annoying.
Exemplos
- Many students find speaking in public frustrating.
- I find it frustrating that the app crashes so often.
how frustrating!
1/hˈaʊ fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ ‖/
fixed phrase
informal
exclaiming strong frustration
Used as an exclamation to show that something is very annoying or disappointing.
Exemplos
- The train was canceled again? How frustrating!
- You lost all your work because the file didn’t save? How frustrating!
it’s frustrating when ...
1/ˈɪts fɹˈʌstɹˌeɪtɪŋ wˈɛn |/
fixed phrase
saying a situation is annoying
Used to say that a type of situation makes you feel annoyed or upset.
Exemplos
- It’s frustrating when people cancel plans at the last minute.
- It’s frustrating when you study hard but still don’t pass the test.