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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

two different frustrating

For the following sentence, which of the two meanings of "frustrating" does fit?

1.Causing discouragement and frustration
2.Preventing realization or attainment of a desire

I am not familiar with this word.

Sentence::not having Administrator access in Windows 8 can be extremely frustrating

Source:http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-make-an-administrator-user-account-in-windows-8/

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Top answer

#1 [ #2 is much less common. ]

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2 Answers
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#1

[ #2 is much less common. ]
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I would interpret it as meaning #1. Here is another definition: Causing you to feel annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want.