frustrativeadj.
/ˈfrʌstrətɪv/ rare.
Tending to frustrate, balk, or defeat; disappointing.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > [adjective] > frustrating
frustratory1490
frustrative1730
frustrating1841
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > thwarting
frustratory1490
frustrative1730
thwarting1878
1730 N. Bailey Dict. Britannicum
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1839 L. Blanchard in New Monthly Mag. 57 418 The exposition..would have been utterly frustrative of its intention.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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