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frustrating
Causing a feeling of disappointment, annoyance, or lack of success because efforts fail or goals seem unreachable.
Es ist frustrierend, wenn die Technik einfach nicht funktionieren will.
It's frustrating when the technology simply refuses to work.
'Frustrierend' (frustrating) is the present participle of the verb 'frustrieren' (to frustrate). It describes a thing or situation that causes frustration.
Die lange Wartezeit am Telefon war sehr frustrierend.
The long wait on the phone was very frustrating.
'Frustrierend' (frustrating, present participle) describes the quality of the thing that triggers the feeling. The past participle 'frustriert' (frustrated), on the other hand, describes the feeling a person has.
Die Jobsuche kann frustrierend sein.
Job hunting can be frustrating.
The adjective is very often used in the structure 'Es ist frustrierend, ...' (It is frustrating, ...), followed by a subordinate clause with 'dass' (that) or 'wenn' (when/if), or by an infinitive construction with 'zu' (to).
Es ist frustrierend, wenn man den Schlüssel nicht finden kann.
It's frustrating when you can't find the key.
'Frustrierend' (frustrating) often describes abstract nouns such as 'Erfahrung' (experience), 'Situation' (situation), 'Ergebnis' (result), or 'Prozess' (process).
Trotz vieler Versuche war es eine frustrierende Suche ohne Ergebnis.
Despite many attempts, it was a frustrating search with no result.
disappointing
Enttäuschend applies when a result does not meet expectations or hopes. Frustrierend additionally emphasizes that efforts fail, a goal seems unreachable, or this causes annoyance. Choose enttäuschend for the disappointed expectation and frustrierend for the blocked effort.
Die Fehlermeldung war frustrierend, weil ich das Problem trotz vieler Versuche nicht lösen konnte.
The error message was frustrating because I could not solve the problem despite many attempts.
Das Ergebnis des Wettbewerbs war enttäuschend, weil ich auf einen Sieg gehofft hatte.
The result of the competition was disappointing because I had hoped to win.
