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How to spell frustrated

Frustrated is spelled F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D.

What it means: Feeling annoyed or discouraged because you cannot achieve something.

In a sentence: The puzzle pieces didn't fit, so Max felt frustrated. ▶

The part people get wrong

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Same family: frustrating, frustration, frustratedly, annoyed, disappointed. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Frustrated comes from the Latin word *frustra*, meaning “in vain” or “for nothing,” which hints at the feeling of trying hard but not getting results. It entered English through Middle French and Latin in the 1500s, originally meaning “disappointed in hopes or plans.”

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