frustriert

frustrated

adjective frus-TREERT Rare

Usage Note

frustriert is a direct borrowing used freely in colloquial and formal German alike. Ich bin total frustriert is typical informal usage. It is somewhat stronger than genervt (annoyed) and implies a sense of blocked goals.

Examples

"Frustriert warf er den Stift hin, nachdem der dritte Lösungsversuch scheiterte."

Natural Translation

Frustrated, he threw down the pen after the third solution attempt failed.

Literal Translation

Frustrated threw he the pen down, after the third solution-attempt failed.

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