frustrating
adjective
[ frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ ]
• causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something.
• "it can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn't there"
frustrate
verb
• prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled.
• "the rescue attempt was frustrated by bad weather"
Similar:
thwart,
defeat,
foil,
block,
stop,
put a stop to,
counter,
spoil,
check,
balk,
circumvent,
disappoint,
forestall,
bar,
dash,
scotch,
quash,
crush,
derail,
nip in the bud,
baffle,
nullify,
snooker,
obstruct,
impede,
hamper,
hinder,
stifle,
fetter,
hamstring,
cripple,
put a brake on,
stand in the way of,
spike someone's guns,
stymie,
foul up,
screw up,
put the kibosh on,
put the lid on,
banjax,
do for,
scupper,
• cause (someone) to feel upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.
• "it frustrated me that more couldn't be done for her"
Similar:
exasperate,
infuriate,
annoy,
anger,
madden,
vex,
irritate,
irk,
embitter,
sour,
get someone's back up,
try someone's patience,
discourage,
dishearten,
dispirit,
depress,
dissatisfy,
make discontented,
aggravate,
drive mad,
drive crazy,
bug,
miff,
hack off,
get to,
get under someone's skin,
wind up,
get on someone's wick,
nark,
give someone the hump,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin frustrat- ‘disappointed’, from the verb frustrare, from frustra ‘in vain’.
