frustrating
adjective
frus·trat·ing
ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ 
: causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration
a frustrating delay
a very frustrating experience
Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating.—
Pamela Druckerman
Pamela Druckerman
frustratingly
adverb
a frustratingly slow process
The book is sprawling and self-indulgent. Most frustratingly, it is almost entirely devoid of serious military analysis.
—Hew Strachan
Hew Strachan
Examples of frustrating in a Sentence
All these delays have been very frustrating.
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Madrid’s other Englishman has had a frustrating time since joining from Liverpool in May, but could return from a month out with a hamstring problem in time for Sunday’s game.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Right now, Atlas’s agent mode remains slow and, at times, frustrating; given many more user interactions to train on, future versions could become swift and convenient.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Reduce Thatch Aeration breaks through a frustrating layer of thatch.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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