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• v  hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• v  treat cruelly
• s  discouraging by hindering
• s  preventing realization or attainment of a desire

• If you're a news junkie who's away from a TV or computer all day, it can be helpful, but also frustrating because the descriptions are so short.
• But the dramatized search for an anti-inflation program proved slow and frustrating.
• Obtaining her share of the couple's assets "has been time-consuming, expensive, and frustrating," Hayley Kissel said in a motion filed a few weeks ago.

• thwart
• queer
• spoil
• scotch
• foil
• cross
• frustrate
• baffle
• bilk
• torment
• rag
• bedevil
• crucify
• dun
• frustrative
• thwarting

News & Articles

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• Tiger Woods completes U.S. Open with worst major finish as a pro
  Another major championship, another frustrating disappointment for Tiger Woods, not to mention his worst 72-hole score in relation to par in a major since he turned professional in 1996.
  June 17, 2013 - Miami Herald
• Minnesota Twins: 4 Lessons Learned from the Detroit Tigers Series
  Being six games under .500 is frustrating. On one hand, the Minnesota Twins (30-36) are just two good series away from evening things out, but they are also one or two bad series away from being knocked into oblivion. The most recent Detroit Tigers series, which the Twins dropped two of three (0-4, 6-3, 2-5), was a great opportunity to catch up with the mighty Motown sluggers, but instead the ...
  June 17, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Rory McIlroy at US Open Golf 2013: Day 4 Recap and Twitter Reaction
  It was a frustrating final day for Rory McIlroy at Merion Golf Club, shooting a six-over 76 for the day to finish 14-over for the 2013 U.S. Open. To say the least, it a disappointing performance for the No. 2 golfer in the world. McIlroy entered the fourth round of the major at eight-over and didn’t help himself much throughout the entire day, despite the fact that the course was playing tougher ...
  June 16, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Elena Kagan in Austin American-Statesman
  The democratic process, she added, "is often messy and frustrating, but the people of this country have great wisdom, and their representatives work hard to protect their interests. The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring...
• Donovan in FanHouse
  Soccer can be a cruel game,Donovan said. "Sometimes, you're at the top and sometimes you are at the bottom of the mountain. We were little naïve tonight. At this level, you can't do that. It's frustrating considering all the work we've...
• Roger Federer in Times of India
  I am struggling with a little bit of a back and a leg issue,Federer said. "That just doesn't quite allow me to play the way I would like to play. So it's frustrating, to say the least. The leg injury came in the finals of Halle. That never...