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frus·trate
(frŭs′trāt′)tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates
1.
a. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: A persistent wind frustrated me as I tried to rake the leaves.
b. To cause feelings of discouragement, annoyance, or lack of fulfillment in: She was frustrated by his inability to remember her birthday.
2. To prevent from coming to fruition or fulfillment; render ineffectual: frustrated his ambition; frustrated their scheme for reform.
[Middle English frustraten, from Latin frūstrārī, frūstrāt-, from frūstrā, in vain.]
frus′trat′er n.
frus′trat′ing·ly adv.
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frustrated
(frʌˈstreɪtɪd)adj
having feelings of dissatisfaction or lack of fulfilment
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Adj. | 1. | frustrated - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
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frustrated
adjective disappointed, discouraged, infuriated, discontented, exasperated, resentful, embittered, irked, disheartened, carrying a chip on your shoulder (informal) She felt frustrated and angry.
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Translations
تَعيس، مُحْبَطخائِب، فاشِلمَخَيَّب
frustrovanýotrávenýzklamanýznechucený
frustreret
turhautunut
frustriran
frusztrált
vonsvikin; vansæll; ófullnægîurvonsvikinn; uppgjafa-
挫折した
좌절한
frustrovaný
nezadovoljen
frustrerad
ท้อแท้
chán nản
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
frustrated
adj → frustriert; I get frustrated when people criticize my work → es frustriert mich, wenn meine Arbeit kritisiert wird; he’s a frustrated poet/intellectual → er wäre gern ein Dichter/Intellektueller
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
frustrated
[frʌˈstreɪtɪd] adj (person) → frustrato/a; (effort) → reso/a vano/ahe's a frustrated artist → è un artista mancato
I got more and more frustrated with it → ci sono impazzito
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
frustrate
(fraˈstreit) , ((American) ˈfrastreit) verb1. to make (someone) feel disappointed, useless etc. Staying at home all day frustrated her.
2. to make useless. His efforts were frustrated.
fruˈstration nounfrusˈtrated adjective
1. disappointed; unhappy; not satisfied. She is very unhappy and frustrated as a teacher.
2. unable to have the kind of job, career etc that one would like. Literary critics are often frustrated writers.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
frustrated
→ مَخَيَّب frustrovaný frustreret frustriert απογοητευμένος frustrado turhautunut frustré frustriran frustrato 挫折した 좌절한 gefrustreerd frustrert sfrustrowany frustrado расстроенный frustrerad ท้อแท้ engellenmiş chán nản 失落的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
frustrated
a. frustrado-a.
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