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frustrated

adjective (frustrated, more frustrated); verb form (frustrate → frustrated)

«frustrated» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try. tree →
  2. (verb, past) Stopped someone's plans from working: «The rain frustrated our plans». tree →

In the lessons

In lessons on feelings: being frustrated is normal when learning something hard; we can take a break, breathe slowly, ask for help and try again. In stories it tells the reader a character keeps trying and failing. Phrases: «frustrated with/at/by», «get frustrated», «feel frustrated».

Examples

  • I got frustrated when my tower of blocks kept falling down. tree →
  • She was frustrated with the hard maths problem. tree →
  • When you feel frustrated, take three deep breaths. tree →
  • The baby was frustrated because she couldn't reach the toy. tree →
  • He felt frustrated by the slow internet. tree →
  • Their plans were frustrated by the storm. tree →
  • It's okay to feel frustrated; just don't give up. tree →
  • Already had they succeeded in placing Mount Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa, when this impious project was frustrated by Apollo, who destroyed them with his arrows. tree →

Note

«Frustrated» = how you feel; «frustrating» = the thing that makes you feel that way: «The puzzle is frustrating, so I am frustrated». Noun: frustration. Not the same as «angry», though frustration can turn into anger.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means that plans fail, as when no advice is taken. In the primary lessons: In lessons on feelings: being frustrated is normal when learning something hard; we can take a break, breathe slowly, ask for help and try again. In stories it tells the reader a character keeps trying and failing. Phrases: «frustrated with/at/by», «get frustrated», «feel frustrated».

Examples

  • For want of counsel purposes are frustrated; but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. (Writings PRO.15.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Frustrated» = how you feel; «frustrating» = the thing that makes you feel that way: «The puzzle is frustrating, so I am frustrated». Noun: frustration. Not the same as «angry», though frustration can turn into anger.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/frustrated/