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
Examples of frustrating in a Sentence
All these delays have been very frustrating.
these daily traffic jams are frustrating
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Two months after another frustrating playoff finish, the 76ers now look ahead with a reasonable expectation to be among the conference favorites next season.
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Residents said the latest delay is especially frustrating because the pool also remained closed for much of last summer after a water line ruptured while it was being filled.
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Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Others fell even further, ultimately forcing us to exit one frustrating position.
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Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
And that’s the question that underlies much of what’s onscreen in this perplexing, entertaining, frustrating picture.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
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Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Residents said the latest delay is especially frustrating because the pool also remained closed for much of last summer after a water line ruptured while it was being filled.
—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Others fell even further, ultimately forcing us to exit one frustrating position.
—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
And that’s the question that underlies much of what’s onscreen in this perplexing, entertaining, frustrating picture.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for frustrating
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“Frustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frustrating. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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