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frustrated

/fɹəsˈtɹeɪt.ɪd/adjective

Feeling annoyed or discouraged because something has blocked your plans or wishes.

Example sentence

  • He grew frustrated after failing his driving test for the third time.

The pattern 'frustrated with' takes people and 'frustrated by' takes causes: frustrated with the airline, frustrated by the delays. Both are standard.

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