Frustrate vs Frustrated - What's the difference?
frustrate | frustrated |
To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
To hinder or thwart.
To cause stress or panic
(frustrate)
foiled, stopped, disappointed
suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
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As verbs the difference between frustrate and frustrated
is that frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired while frustrated is (frustrate).As adjectives the difference between frustrate and frustrated
is that frustrate is vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory while frustrated is foiled, stopped, disappointed.frustrate
English
Verb
(frustrat)- It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
- My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
- This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.
Synonyms
* See alsoQuotations
* (English Citations of "frustrate")frustrated
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(head)citation, page= , passage=Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.}}