frus´trat|ing|ly

frus´trat|ing|ly
frus|trat|ing «FRUHS tray tihng», adjective.
causing frustration; discouraging; dispiriting: »

frustrating experiences. The roads from New Jersey to New York were…perilous—and frustrating (New York Times).

frus´trat|ing|ly, adverb.

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  • frus|trat|ing — «FRUHS tray tihng», adjective. causing frustration; discouraging; dispiriting: »frustrating experiences. The roads from New Jersey to New York were…perilous and frustrating (New York Times). –frus´trat|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • frus·trat·ing — …   Useful english dictionary

  • frus´trat|er — frus|trate «FRUHS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to nothing; make useless or worthless; foil; defeat: »Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. 2. to thwart; …   Useful english dictionary

  • frus — frus·to·conical; frus·tra·ne·ous; frus·trat·er; frus·trat·ing·ly; frus·tra·tion; frus·tra·tive; frus·tu·la·tion; frus·tule; frus·tu·lum; frus·tum; frus·trate; frus·trum; …   English syllables

  • trat — cas·trat·er; fen·es·trat·ed; flus·trat·ed; frus·trat·er; frus·trat·ing·ly; il·lus·trat·able; mag·is·trat·i·cal; ros·trat·ed; tar·trat·ed; ti·trat·able; trat·to·ria; nos·trat·ic; trat·tle; con·cen·trat·ed·ly; cul·trat·ed; haus·trat·ed;… …   English syllables

  • frus|trate — «FRUHS trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to bring to nothing; make useless or worthless; foil; defeat: »Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. 2. to thwart; …   Useful english dictionary

  • frustratingly — frus·trat·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • frustrate — frus•trate [[t]ˈfrʌs treɪt[/t]] v. trat•ed, trat•ing, adj. 1) to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify 2) to disappoint or thwart (a person) 3) to become frustrated 4) frustrated • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME <… …   From formal English to slang

  • frustrate — frus·trate frəs .trāt vt, frus·trat·ed; frus·trat·ing to induce feelings of frustration in …   Medical dictionary

  • frustrating — frus|trat|ing [ frʌ,streıtıng ] adjective * making you feel annoyed and impatient because you are prevented from achieving something: It s frustrating to wait all day for a repairman who doesn t show up. ╾ frus|trat|ingly adverb: frustratingly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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