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Definition: Frustrated |
FrustratedAdjective1. Disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted". 2. Used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "frustrated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: FrustratedSynonyms: baffled (adj), balked (adj), defeated (adj), disappointed (adj), discomfited (adj), discouraged (adj), foiled (adj), thwarted (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discontent | Frustrated (failure). |
Failure | Frustrated, crossed, unhinged, disconcerted dashed; thrown off one's balance, thrown on one's back, thrown on one's beam ends; unhorsed, in a sorry plight; hard hit. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Frustrated |
| English words defined with "frustrated": baffle, baffled, bilk ♦ cross ♦ defeated, disappointed, discomfited ♦ foil, foiled, Frustrable, frustrate ♦ Garfield ♦ James A. Garfield, James Abraham Garfield, James Garfield ♦ manque ♦ President Garfield ♦ queer ♦ resistible ♦ Scotch, spoil ♦ thwart, thwarted, To split on a rock ♦ would-be. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "frustrated": Cain't -hep- it's ♦ Oyster Shells. (references) |
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Screenplays | Anything found in the desert of a frustrated life can bring hope (The Devils; writing credit: Aldous Huxley; Ken Russell) And I am going to everything I can to nurture that talent and help him succeed, then I'm going to use him to live out all my frustrated hopes and dreams (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) You're all a bunch of self-centered, egotistical, sexually frustrated kindergartners (The Tick; writing credit: Larry Charles; Lon Diamond) But Wang, a maniacal botanist whose organ was devoured by a crazed Penis Flytrap, could not tolerate the existence of so much pleasure, and so, banding together an army of the impotent and frustrated, and armed with a small but effective sex ray, plunged my palace into carnal chaos, and took it over (Flesh Gordon; writing credit: Michael Benveniste) This is what happens to people when the get too sexually frustrated. (Real Genius; writing credit: Neal Israel, Pat Proft, Peter Torokvei) | |
Lyrics | Acting like you're somebody else gettin me frustrated (Complicated; performing artist: Avril Lavigne) To the middle of my frustrated fears (Just Like A Pill; performing artist: Pink) Frustrated, Incorporated (Misery; performing artist: Soul Asylum) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Frustrated Cherie (1969) Aerial Invasion Frustrated (1915) The Frustrated Elopement (1902) | |
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 | Porto Farina, Tunisia. A German raft, boot and helmet in water after American and British soldiers frustrated the evacuation attempt of German 10th and 15th panzer divisions. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Pile of German helmets left by the Tenth and Fifteenth Panzer Divisions when their evacuation attempts from Porto Farina were frustrated. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | An American correspondent in an Army Jeep is welcomed with a kiss by a young lady in Porto Farina after the Allies frustrated the German evacuation attempts. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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 | Anger; frustrated; mad; . |
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Health | They watch their loved ones become more and more forgetful, frustrated, and confused. (references) | |
Because of this, they are often aware of their difficulties and can become easily frustrated by their speaking problems. (references) | ||
Business | While these events have frustrated electric power reform's momentum, foreign investor interest has not wavered. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Nepal | The talks' earlier lack of progress frustrated refugees, and some held "peace marches" to protest their plight. (references) |
Vietnam | The Vietnamese Roman Catholic Church hierarchy remained frustrated by the Government's restrictions but has learned to accommodate itself to them. (references) | |
Nigeria | Since the 1999 elections, foreign journalists who sought to enter the country to cover political developments generally have been able to obtain visas, and many of the obstacles that previously frustrated foreign journalists were removed. (references) | |
Economic History | Haiti | Business litigants are often frustrated in their efforts to obtain relief. (references) |
Vietnam | Moreover, foreign suppliers are often frustrated by their inability to maintain control over the product's pricing. (references) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | Many nationalists who had been frustrated with the experience of Yugoslav unification supported the Italian administration. (references) | |
Human Rights | Moldova | Attempts to improve prison conditions continue to be frustrated by a lack of financing. (references) |
Dominican Republic | The Supreme Court's plans to unclog the court dockets have been frustrated by the Government's failure to allocate sufficient funds. (references) | |
Congo | Laurent Kabila's attempt to expel the Rwandan armed forces was frustrated by the outbreak in August 1998 of a rebellion, led by the RCD. The RCD/Goma was dominated by members of the Tutsi ethnic minority, but from the outset depended heavily on troops, material, and direction from the Government of Rwanda, and, to a lesser extent, the Government of Uganda. (references) | |
Political Economy | CZECH REPUBLIC | In particular, investors have been frustrated by the lack of effective recourse to the court system. (references) |
TURKEY | U.S. companies sometimes become frustrated over lengthy and often complicated bidding and negotiating processes. (references) | |
Zimbabwe | South Africa, the country most affected by Zimbabwe's political and economic deterioration, appears increasingly frustrated that its "quiet diplomacy" approach toward its northern neighbor has not achieved more positive results. (references) | |
Travel | Vietnam | Western businesspeople sometimes become frustrated with the apparent inability of the person across the table from them to make a decision (even if the counterpart is quite senior), or the fact that decisions once made are inexplicably reversed. (references) |
Worker Rights | Tunisia | The UGTT's historic strength has frustrated efforts over the years by dissidents to form a viable, rival confederation. (references) |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | The attempt, however, of an amicable negotiation having been frustrated, the troops have marched to act offensively. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | On Lake Ontario the caution of the British commander, favored by contingencies, frustrated the efforts of the American commander to bring on a decisive action. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | A moment ago I spoke of despair and frustrated hopes in the cities where the fires of disorder burned last summer. |
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| "Frustrated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 47.05% of the time. "Frustrated" is used about 660 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 47.05% | 311 | 16,365 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 26.78% | 177 | 23,322 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 23.15% | 153 | 25,427 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.03% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Total | 100.00% | 660 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "frustrated": frustrated failure ♦ frustrated person ♦ frustrated total internal reflection. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "frustrated": half-frustrated. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "frustrated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i pashpresë (desperate, disconsolate, frustrate, goner, hopeless, unlikely), i irrituar (acerbate, angry, frustrate, wrought up), i dështuar (abortive, failed, frustrate, washed up). (various references) | |
Arabic | محبط (depressed, frustrate, frustrating, grim, low, spiritless), مخيب الأمل (disappointed), مخيب (disappointed, frustrate), مثبط (depressed, disappointed, discouraged, dispirited). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | разочарован (disappointed, sick), възпрепятствуван, измамен в надеждите си. (various references) | |
Chinese | 挫败 (frustrate, frustrating). (various references) | |
Czech | frustrovaný (unfulfilled, unsatisfied), zmařený (tattered), zklamaný (disappointed, heartsick), rozèarovaný (disappointed, disenchanted), otrávený (annoyed, bored, cheesed-off, envenomed, fed up, peeved, poisoned, poisonous). (various references) | |
Dutch | gefrustreerde totale interne reflectie (frustrated total internal reflection), door onachtzaamheid van partijen nagelaten toepassing (application frustrated by the negligence of the partie), afstuiten op (be foiled by, be frustrated by). (various references) | |
Esperanto | malsukcesi pro (be foiled by, be frustrated by). (various references) | |
Finnish | pettyä (be disappointed, be frustrated), kokonaisheijastus kriittisessä kulmassa (frustrated total internal reflection). (various references) | |
French | frustrés, frustrées, frustrée, frustré (frustrated person), frustrâmes, refoulé, déçu (frustrate). (various references) | |
German | frustrierte. (various references) | |
Greek | ματαιωμένη ολική εσωτερική ανάκλαση (frustrated total internal reflection). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מתוסכל. (various references) | |
Hungarian | frusztrált, kielégítetlen (unappeased, unquenched, unsatisfied), csalódott (disappointed, long-faced, to be disappointed in sg, to be hung up). (various references) | |
Indonesian | frustrasi (frustration). (various references) | |
Italian | riflessione totale interna annullata (frustrated total internal reflection), applicazione elusa per negligenza delle parti (application frustrated by the negligence of the partie). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "靴掻' (be frustrated because something is not quite as hoped, having an itch that one cannot scratch), ける (to be frustrated, to break, to get torn, to wear out). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かっかそうよう (be frustrated because something is not quite as hoped, having an itch that one cannot scratch), やぶける (to be frustrated, to break, to get torn, to wear out). (various references) | |
Korean | 좌 시키". (various references) | |
Manx | tarmestit (debarred, disallowed). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ustratedfray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | reflexão interna total frustrada (frustrated total internal reflection). (various references) | |
Russian | несостоявшийся. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | frustriran. (various references) | |
Spanish | frustrado (frustrate). (various references) | |
Swedish | frustrerade. (various references) | |
Thai | ท้อแท้ (downhearted). (various references) | |
Turkish | yılmış, hayal kırıklığına uğramış (disappointed), hakkı yenmiş, engellenmiş, boşuna didinmiş, amacına ulaşamamış. (various references) | |
Turkmen | sustupes. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | зруйнований (blasted, broken down, desolate, raddled, ruined). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 38, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | GnouV de aunan oti ouk autw estai to sperma egineto otan eishrceto proV thn gunaika tou adelfou autou execeen epi thn ghn tou mh dounai sperma tw adelfw autou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ille sciens non sibi nasci filios introiens ad uxorem fratris sui semen fundebat in terram ne liberi fratris nomine nascerentur |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when Onan perceaued that the seed shulde not be his: therfore when he went in to his brothers wife he spylled it on the grounde because he wold not geue seed vnto his brother. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But Onan, seeing that the offspring would not be his, went in to his brother's wife, but let his seed go on to the earth, so that he might not get offspring for his brother. |
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| Language | Genesis Chapter 38, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | Ug nahibalo si Onan nga ang kaliwat dili maiya; ug nahitabo nga sa pagduol niya sa asawa sa iyang igsoon iyang giula kini sa yuta, aron sa dili paghatag ug kaliwat sa iyang igsoon nga lalake. |
| Chinese | 俄 南 知 " " 子 不 歸 自 己 、 所 以 同 房 的 時 候 、 便 遺 在 地 、 免 得 給 他 " " 留 後 。 |
| Croatian | Ali Onan, znajuæi da se sjeme neæe raèunati kao njegovo, ispuštaše ga na zemlju kad god bi prišao bratovoj udovici, tako da ne dade potomstva svome bratu. |
| Danish | Men Onan, som vidste, at Afkommet ikke vilde blive hans, lod, hver Gang han gik ind til sin Svigerinde, sin Sæd spildes på Jorden for ikke at skaffe sin Broder Afkom. |
| Dutch | Doch Onan, wetende, dat dit zaad voor hem niet zoude zijn, zo geschiedde het, als hij tot zijns broeders huisvrouw inging, dat hij het verdierf tegen de aarde, om zijn broeder geen zaad te geven. |
| Finnish | Mutta kun Oonan tiesi, ettei jälkeläinen olisi oleva hänen, niin hän antoi, aina kun yhtyi veljensä vaimoon, siemenensä mennä maahan, ettei hankkisi jälkeläistä veljelleen. |
| French | Onan, sachant que cette postérité ne serait pas lui, se souillait terre lorsqu`il allait vers la femme de son frère, afin de ne pas donner de postérité son frère. |
| German | Aber da Onan wußte, daß der Same nicht sein eigen sein sollte, wenn er einging zu seines Bruders Weib, ließ er's auf die Erde fallen und verderbte es, auf daß er seinem Bruder nicht Samen gäbe. |
| Haitian Creole | Men Onan te konnen pitit la pa t'ap pou li. Se konsa, chak fwa li kouche ak madanm frè li a, li voye atè pou li pa t' fè pitit pou frè li a. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi Onan tahu bahwa anak-anaknya nanti tidak akan menjadi miliknya. Jadi, setiap kali ia bersetubuh dengan janda abangnya itu, dibiarkannya maninya tumpah di luar supaya abangnya tidak akan mendapat keturunan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka telah diketahui Onan akan benih ini kelak bukan menjadi dia punya; sebab itu apabila bersetubuh ia dengan bini abangnya ditumpahkannya maninya ke tanah, supaya jangan diadakannya benih bagi abangnya. |
| Italian | Ma Onan sapeva che la prole non sarebbe stata considerata come sua; ogni volta che si univa alla moglie del fratello, disperdeva per terra, per non dare una posterit al fratello. |
| Maori | I mohio ano a Onana e kore e waiho te uri mona; a, i tona haerenga ki te wahine a tona tuakana, na ka tukua e ia kia heke atu ki te whenua, kei hoatu e ia he uri ki tona tuakana. |
| Norwegian | Men Onan visste at avkommet ikke skulde høre ham til; når han derfor gikk inn til sin brors hustru, spilte han sæden på jorden for ikke å gi sin bror avkom. |
| Portuguese | Onã, porém, sabia que tal descendência não havia de ser para ele; de modo que, toda vez que se unia mulher de seu irmão, derramava o sêmen no chão para não dar descendência a seu irmão. |
| Rumanian | Onan, wtiind cq sqmknya aceasta n`are sq fie a lui, vqrsa sqmknya pe pqmknt ori de ckte ori se culca cu nevasta fratelui squ, ca sq nu dea sqmknyq fratelui squ. |
| Russian | пОБО ЪОБМ, ЮФП УЕНС 'Х"ЕФ ОЕ ЕНХ, Й ПФПНХ, ЛПЗ"Б ЧИП"ЙМ Л ЦЕОЕ 'ТБФБ УЧПЕЗП, ЙЪМЙЧБМ ОБ ЪЕНМА, ЮФП'Щ ОЕ "БФШ УЕНЕОЙ 'ТБФХ УЧПЕНХ. |
| Spanish | Pero sabiendo Onán que el hijo que le naciera no sería considerado suyo, sucedía que cada vez que se unía a la mujer de su hermano, vertía en tierra para no dar descendencia a su hermano. |
| Swedish | Men eftersom Onan visste att avkomman icke skulle bliva hans egen, lät han, när han gick in till sin broders hustru, det spillas på jorden, för att icke giva avkomma åt sin broder. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Frustrated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flustrated, frastrated, frustarted, frustated, frusterated, frustrat, frustratedest, frustrator, fustrate, fustrated. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "frustrated" (pronounced fru"strā'tud) |
| 7 | -s t r ā' t u d | castrated, demonstrated, illustrated, orchestrated. |
| 6 | -t r ā' t u d | arbitrated, concentrated, infiltrated, penetrated, perpetrated. |
| 5 | -r ā' t u d | aspirated, calibrated, celebrated, consecrated, denigrated, disintegrated, emigrated, gyrated, hydrated, immigrated, integrated, migrated, narrated, reintegrated, serrated. |
| 4 | -ā' t u d | abrogated, accelerated, accentuated, acclimated, accommodated, abbreviated, abdicated, accumulated, activated, adjudicated, adulterated, advocated, affiliated, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, alienated, alleviated, allocated, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anticipated, antiquated, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, articulated, assassinated, assimilated, associated, attenuated, authenticated, automated, backdated, bifurcated, caffeinated, calculated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, castigated, chlorinated, circulated, collaborated, commemorated, communicated, compensated, complicated, confiscated, congratulated, congregated, consolidated, constipated, consummated, contaminated, contemplated, cooperated, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, crenelated, culminated, cultivated, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, degenerated, delegated, deliberated, delineated, denominated, depreciated, desegregated, designated, deteriorated, detonated, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, dilapidated, interpolated, interrogated, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, inundated, invalidated, investigated, invigorated, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, laminated, legislated, levitated, liberated, liquidated, litigated, located, lubricated, discriminated, disseminated, dissipated, domesticated, dominated, donated, duplicated, educated, elevated, eliminated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emulated, encapsulated, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, eviscerated, exacerbated, exaggerated, exasperated, excavated, excommunicated, excoriated, exhilarated, exonerated, expropriated, exterminated, extrapolated, extricated, fabricated, facilitated, fascinated, federated, fixated, flagellated, fluctuated, formulated, generated, germinated, glaciated, graduated, gravitated, halogenated, hesitated, humiliated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, illuminated, imitated, impersonated, implicated, impregnated, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incorporated, inculcated, indicated, indoctrinated, infatuated, infuriated, initiated, innovated, inoculated, instigated, insulated, mandated, manipulated, marinated, masturbated, mediated, medicated, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, mitigated, moderated, motivated, mutated, mutilated, nauseated, navigated, necessitated, negotiated, nominated, nonregulated, obligated, obliterated, officiated, operated, opinionated, orientated, originated, outdated, overestimated, overregulated, overstated, oxygenated, participated, perforated, permeated, perpetuated, pollinated, pontificated, populated, precipitated, predicated, predominated, prefabricated, premeditated, prognosticated, proliferated, promulgated, propagated, punctuated, radiated, reactivated, reallocated, rebated, recalculated, reciprocated, recreated, redecorated, reevaluated, reformulated, refrigerated, regenerated, regulated, rehabilitated, reincarnated, reinvigorated, reiterated, rejuvenated, relegated, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, repatriated, replicated, repudiated, resonated, resuscitated, retaliated, reverberated, rotated, ruminated, salivated, saturated, segregated, separated, simulated, situated, sophisticated, speculated, stagnated, stalemated, stimulated, stipulated, subjugated, subordinated, substantiated, suffocated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, terminated, titillated, tolerated, truncated, unadulterated, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, uncompensated, uncomplicated, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, underestimated, understated, undifferentiated, uneducated, unincorporated, uninitiated, unmitigated, unregulated, unsaturated, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, venerated, ventilated. |
| 3 | -t u d | abstracted, abutted, accented, accepted, abated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, acquainted, acquitted, acted, adapted, addicted, adjusted, admitted, adopted, affected, afflicted, affronted, airlifted, alerted, allotted, amounted, annotated, anted, appointed, arrested, assaulted, asserted, assisted, assorted, attempted, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, averted, awaited, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, catapulted, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, circuited, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collected, comforted, commented, committed, commuted, compacted, competed, complemented, completed, complimented, computed, conceited, concerted, concocted, conducted, conflicted, confronted, congested, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consented, consisted, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, contacted, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crested, crusted, darted, dated, daunted, debated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, dehydrated, dejected, deleted, delighted, delisted, demented, demoted, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, deregulated, desecrated, deserted, destructed, detected, detested, detracted, devoted, digested, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpreted, interrelated, interrupted, intersected, introverted, invented, inverted, invested, invited, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, lasted, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, listed, looted, lusted, discounted, discredited, disenchanted, disgusted, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, dissented, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, dusted, edited, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elicited, elongated, emitted, enacted, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, equated, erected, erupted, escorted, evicted, exacted, exalted, excepted, excerpted, excited, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhorted, existed, exited, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, extorted, extracted, extradited, extroverted, exulted, faceted, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, flabbergasted, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, gated, gifted, gloated, glutted, grafted, granted, grated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, halfhearted, hallucinated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, hunted, ignited, impacted, imparted, implanted, implemented, imported, imprinted, imputed, incited, indebted, indicted, indited, inducted, infected, infested, inflated, inflected, inflicted, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, injected, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instituted, instructed, insulted, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, manifested, marketed, masted, mated, melted, merited, meted, minted, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, modulated, molested, mounted, multifaceted, muted, nearsighted, negated, neglected, nested, netted, noted, objected, obstructed, omitted, opted, orbited, oriented, ornamented, ousted, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overrepresented, overweighted, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, perfected, permitted, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, polluted, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, predated, predicted, preempted, preexisted, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prohibited, projected, promoted, prompted, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, readjusted, readmitted, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebutted, recanted, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recruited, redacted, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, refitted, reflected, refuted, regimented, regretted, reignited, reinstated, reinstituted, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvited, rejected, related, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, rented, repainted, repeated, repented, replanted, reported, represented, reprinted, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotted, rusted, rutted, sainted, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, selected, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, sited, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sorted, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, started, stated, stilted, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, submitted, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, toasted, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unaffected, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompleted, unconnected, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, undetected, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unstated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, vented, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-r-r-s-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: frustrate. | |
-2 letters: drafters, redrafts, redstart, tartufes. | |
-3 letters: daftest, darters, drafter, fraters, rafters, ratters, redraft, restart, retards, starred, started, starter, statued, stature, strafed, strafer, tartufe, tetrads, traders, trusted, truster, tufters, turrets. | |
-4 letters: afters, arrest, astute, dafter, darers, darter, daters, defats, derats, drafts, drears, durras, duster, faders, farers, fasted, faster, fatted, fatter, feuars, frater, frauds, frusta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-r-r-s-t-t-u" | |
+3 letters: flutterboards. | |
+4 letters: tetrafluorides. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Speeches 11. Usage Frequency 12. Expressions | 13. Expressions: Internet 14. Translations: Modern 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Bibliography |
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