frustrado

/fɾusˈtɾado/ · B2 · adj

unsuccessful, frustrated

😤 frustrado = fru-STRAD-o, sounds like frustrated with a Spanish -ado ending

Spanish frustrado comes from Latin frustrari, to disappoint or deceive, from frustra meaning in vain. English frustrated is a close cousin, so the -ado ending just marks the Spanish past participle form.

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