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frustrated
adjective as in disappointed, thwarted
Strong matches
balked, crabbed, cramped, crimped, defeated, discontented, discouraged, disheartened, embittered, foiled, irked, stonewalled, stymied
Weak matches
fouled-up, hung up on, resentful, through the mill, ungratified, unsated, unslaked, up the wall
Example Sentences
At that time, Amélie is frustrated by the fact that she can’t talk in the way that her family can, that she can’t move like them, or enjoy life like they do.
The school, known as UATX, has financial backing from wealthy individuals frustrated by the political polarization and silencing of unpopular ideas they were seeing at elite universities.
"Until these reports give these answers ladies are not going to settle down and ladies are angry and they're very frustrated."
The pair, frustrated by boos from angry Tottenham fans during the Premier League defeat, walked straight down the tunnel rather than follow Frank's order.
Rose did not know exactly but assumed it to have been done by supportive theatre colleagues, a "small subset" of whom had been frustrated at not being able to do anything to help.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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