frustrated

adjective

Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.

Foiled, stopped, disappointed.

Roots

frustrafrustrat- · Latin · in vain

Synonyms for frustrated

disappointedadj thwartedadj foiledadj dissatisfiedadj disillusionedadj baffledn defeatedn

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