adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/
UK:/ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/
US:/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/
US:[ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]
US:[ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of frustrate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
discouraging by hindering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
preventing realization or attainment of a desire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: frustrative, thwarting
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From frustrate + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
frustrador
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Catalan:
frustrant
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Chinese Mandarin:
挫败
(cuòbài)
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Czech:
frustrující
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Danish:
frustrerende
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Dutch:
frustrerend
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Esperanto:
frustranta
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Finnish:
turhauttava
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
French:
frustrant
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
German:
frustrierend
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Hebrew:
מְתַסְכֵּל
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Hungarian:
frusztráló
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Italian:
frustrante
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Norwegian Bokmål:
frustrerende
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Portuguese:
frustrante
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Spanish:
frustrante
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Swedish:
frustrerande
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
Vietnamese:
tức
— discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty
