Is the R silent in frustrated?
“Having such a high level of fustration that you completely forget to pronounce the first ‘R‘ in the word ‘frustration‘ when you try to describe your feelings to your peers.” So, “fustrated” is getting around, though it’s not generally accepted.
How do you pronounce Frustrat?
Is it frustrated or Fustrated?
Put these together, and we have a very strong pull away from pronouncing the first R in frustrate. If we pronounce the word carefully, we might say /ˌfrʌsˈtreɪt/ – but in normal speech it becomes /frǝsˈtreɪt/ or /fǝsˈtreɪt/ or even /fsˈtreɪt/.
What is meant by frustrated?
: a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by being unable to do something : the state of being frustrated. : something that causes feelings of anger and annoyance. : the fact of being prevented from succeeding or doing something.