(~s, frustrating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If something ~s you, it upsets or angers you because you are unable to do anything about the problems it creates.
These questions ~d me...
Doesn’t it ~ you that audiences in the theatre are so restricted?
VERB: V n, V n
~d
Roberta felt ~d and angry.
...voters who are ~d with the council.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
frustration (frustrations)
The results show the level of frustration among hospital doctors.
...a man fed up with the frustrations of everyday life.
N-VAR
2.
If someone or something ~s a plan or attempt to do something, they prevent it from succeeding.
The government has deliberately ~d his efforts to gain work permits for his foreign staff.
...her ~d attempt to become governor.
VERB: V n, V-ed