as in annoying
causing annoyance
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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as in baffling
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 discouraging
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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Recent Examples of frustrating
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s what’s frustrating to me.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Nearly every aspiring interface designer believed the way we were forced to interact with computers was limiting and frustrating, but one man in particular felt the emphasis on design itself missed the forest for the trees.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Dead zones in your house can be frustrating, especially when streaming or gaming, but the TP-Link RE715X does a solid job fixing that.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Rather than scoring a go-ahead touchdown, somehow finding a fourth-quarter lead in the most frustrating of offensive performances, the Eagles flipped the turnover into a two-possession lead.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
That’s what’s frustrating to me.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Nearly every aspiring interface designer believed the way we were forced to interact with computers was limiting and frustrating, but one man in particular felt the emphasis on design itself missed the forest for the trees.
—Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Dead zones in your house can be frustrating, especially when streaming or gaming, but the TP-Link RE715X does a solid job fixing that.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrating
Adjective
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Beyond that, people found the Mitfords’ very, very aristocratic accent extremely annoying.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Here's how to erase annoying scratches from hardwood floors.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the last few years, researchers have stumbled upon baffling signals from deep space, uncovered strange features hiding beneath our oceans, and found clues that hint at life’s secrets on other worlds.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s baffling to me that it was even checked.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As far as Young goes, the Week 1 performance was discouraging.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Speaker Johnson is giving the high ground to the Democrats by discouraging Thomas Massie's petition.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When you’re getting dressed for the day, few things are as irritating as putting together the perfect outfit only for the bra to dig into your skin underneath it all.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
20 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the ShineOn lip gloss is non-sticky, dermatologist-approved and non-irritating.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dankowski highlighted that the lack of this information would effectively mean losing one of the most important plasma diagnostic tools, significantly hampering scientific research at ITER and the safe operation of future power reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fortunately, there are straightforward ways to reduce your chances of being confronted with violent or disturbing videos.—
Annie Margaret,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The cyanobacteria quickly grew back, thwarting efforts that cost tens of thousands of dollars.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to designate Marilyn Monroe’s former Westside home as a historic cultural monument, thwarting the current owners’ attempt to demolish it.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrating. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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