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frustrated

adj.
US //ˈfɹəsˌtɹeɪtəd// UK //fɹʌstɹˈeɪtɪd// frus·trat·ed
  1. 1 annoyed or dissatisfied (adj.)
    B1 Intermediate

    feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want.

    feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, especially because of inability to change or achieve something.

    Example

    He felt frustrated when the computer crashed for the third time today.

    Example

    The researchers grew increasingly frustrated as each subsequent trial failed to yield the results predicted by their initial hypothesis.

    Pitfall
    The slow internet is very frustrated.
    The slow internet is very frustrating.

    Use '-ed' for how a person feels and '-ing' for the thing that causes the feeling.

  2. 2 prevented from succeeding (adj.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate Formal

    describing a plan or effort that was blocked or stopped from happening.

    prevented from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled; often used of ambitions or attempts.

    Example

    The artist's frustrated dreams of fame eventually led him to teach instead.

    Example

    The coup was frustrated by a sudden lack of support from the military high command, leaving the conspirators isolated.

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  1. 3 an unconsummated crime (adj.)
    C1 Advanced Technical Dialect Law

    used in law to describe a crime where the person did everything to commit it, but it did not actually happen.

    pertaining to a stage of a crime where the perpetrator performs all acts of execution but the crime is not consummated due to causes independent of their will.

    Example

    He was charged with frustrated murder because the victim survived the attack.

    Example

    The court downgraded the charge from consummated to frustrated homicide, noting that the timely medical intervention prevented the fatal outcome intended by the assailant.

    Usage

    Commonly used in the legal system of the Philippines to distinguish between 'attempted' and 'consummated' crimes.

    Teacher's tip

    This is a highly specific legal term in Philippine law; in general English, 'attempted' is the standard term for this concept.

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