frustrating
adjective
frus·trat·ing
ˈfrə-ˌstrā-tiŋ 
: causing feelings of anger and annoyance : tending to produce or characterized by frustration
a frustrating delay
a very frustrating experience
Mischel concludes that having the willpower to wait isn't about being stoic. It's about learning techniques that make waiting less frustrating.—
Pamela Druckerman
Pamela Druckerman
frustratingly
adverb
a frustratingly slow process
The book is sprawling and self-indulgent. Most frustratingly, it is almost entirely devoid of serious military analysis.
—Hew Strachan
Hew Strachan
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Examples of frustrating in a Sentence
All these delays have been very frustrating.
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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But the more immediately frustrating part is that the new remote doesn’t have a dedicated button for switching input modes, as previous remotes from LG and countless other remotes do.
—Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
As any good leader will tell you, leading is inevitably frustrating and emotionally demanding.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
After sharing this frustrating experience on social media, the video went viral with over 1.8 million views and almost 15,000 likes on Instagram, as well as nearly 1 million views on TikTok.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Managing your feelings in front of your children can be difficult — but taking more control over your feelings in frustrating situations is ultimately rewarding, Barnard College child psychologist Tovah Klein told CNBC Make It last year.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025
As any good leader will tell you, leading is inevitably frustrating and emotionally demanding.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
After sharing this frustrating experience on social media, the video went viral with over 1.8 million views and almost 15,000 likes on Instagram, as well as nearly 1 million views on TikTok.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Managing your feelings in front of your children can be difficult — but taking more control over your feelings in frustrating situations is ultimately rewarding, Barnard College child psychologist Tovah Klein told CNBC Make It last year.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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