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as in baffled
to prevent from achieving a goal
a multitude of conflicting opinions frustrated me in my attempt to find a computer that best suits my needs
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as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
challenge the math student, but don't frustrate him or her with overly difficult problems
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as in disappointed
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Recent Examples of frustrated
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Unaware that her husband's brain was changing and absent of an explanation for his increasing distance and their communication issues, Emma grew frustrated and self-doubting.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami lost the Leagues Cup final 3-0 to the Sounders in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Lumen Field in Seattle and Suarez, clearly frustrated, grabbed Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas immediately after the game.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, who represents Mission Beach and the Ocean Beach/Sunset Cliffs area, stressed to her frustrated constituents that the projects in the plan are essentially only rough ideas.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Unaware that her husband's brain was changing and absent of an explanation for his increasing distance and their communication issues, Emma grew frustrated and self-doubting.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
High transaction fees, long settlement times, clunky user experiences, and fragmented liquidity have left many traders frustrated and institutions largely on the sidelines.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Inter Miami lost the Leagues Cup final 3-0 to the Sounders in front of a crowd of 70,000 at Lumen Field in Seattle and Suarez, clearly frustrated, grabbed Seattle midfielder Obed Vargas immediately after the game.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrated
Verb
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The comment sections of each video documenting the saga was flooded with people baffled by how the pair ended up in the situation.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Willis, a seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker who starred for the San Francisco 49ers, was baffled by Jerry Jones sending Parsons to Green Bay.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the State Public Defender office is struggling to attract law school graduates who are discouraged by low pay and the demanding nature of public defender appointments while still paying off student loans.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her ancestor’s analytic model discouraged self-revelation by the therapist, but Freud often meets her guests’ excavations of desire and vulnerability with her own candid recollections.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The pop star's fans were sorely disappointed when the first four episodes of the series' second season debuted without an appearance by Gaga, whose guest-starring role in the gothy drama has been teased by Netflix for months.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This does not seem to be a man with skeletons in his closet and those hunting for them here will leave disappointed.—
Caleb Hammond,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Talking to Bill Nighy about his star turn as a frail and at times broken novelist in & Sons is rather hampered by the British actor not having seen director Pablo Trapero’s father-and-son drama on a screen of any size ahead of its world premiere on Sunday at the Toronto Film Festival.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kohberger ultimately accepted a plea deal, avoiding the death penalty and receiving four consecutive life sentences, plus additional years, a move that split the victims’ families between those who welcome closure to those who say justice was thwarted.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite the growing momentum in support of a ban, there's still significant opposition to it — the same opposition that has thwarted past attempts to enact limits on congressional stock trading beyond those contained in the 2012 STOCK Act.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That promise is unfulfilled as yet, however, as little money has reached the lower economic sectors of Bolivia's population to date.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The heart of the story involves a romantic epiphany that’s also an unspoken recognition of homosexual desire; Michèle’s matchmaking scheme is a vicarious replacement for something that’s doomed to go unfulfilled.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shareholders balked, citing differences between TV and publishing, as well as the prospect of the move simply consolidating power under Lachlan.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trump is permitting Europe to pay for Ukraine to buy weapons – such as longer-range missiles – that Biden once balked at.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Frustrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrated. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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