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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But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
All rights reserved Max Fried glanced at his hand on July 12 and a frustrating start against the Cubs ended early with a blister.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
For those stretching every dollar, these situations can be frustrating (and policymakers face the blame).
—Diane Tomb, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for frustrating
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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