"frustrating" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [UK], /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [US], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [US], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [US] Forms: more frustrating [comparative], most frustrating [superlative]
Etymology: frustrate + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frustrate|ing}} frustrate + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} frustrating (comparative more frustrating, superlative most frustrating)
  1. Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty. Synonyms: discouraging Derived forms: frustratingly Translations (discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty): frustrador (Catalan), frustrant (Catalan), 挫败 (cuòbài) (Chinese Mandarin), frustrerende (Danish), frustrerend (Dutch), frustranta (Esperanto), turhauttava (Finnish), frustrant (French), frustrierend (German), מְתַסְכֵּל (Hebrew), frusztráló (Hungarian), frustrante (Italian), frustrerende (Norwegian Bokmål), frustrante (Spanish), frustrerande (Swedish), tức (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-frustrating-en-adj-IlH3WG5z

Verb

IPA: /fɹəˈstɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [UK], /ˌfɹʌsˈtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪ̯tɪŋ/ [US], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌsˌtɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [US], [ˈf(ɹ)ʌʃˌt͡ʃɹeɪ̯ɾɪŋ] [US]
Etymology: frustrate + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|frustrate|ing}} frustrate + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} frustrating
  1. present participle and gerund of frustrate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: frustrate
    Sense id: en-frustrating-en-verb-VMqsLR2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 30 70

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