frustrated; thwarted; disappointed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be unable to fulfill one's wishes; to be thwarted; to be disappointed in one's ambitions
literaryOften used in a formal or literary context to describe a state of frustration or failure to achieve one's aims.
Tā他
huái怀
cái才
bù不
yù遇
，
xīn心
zhōng中
bù不
chěng逞
yǐ已
jiǔ久
。
His talents unrecognized, he has long been frustrated.
Bù不
chěng逞
zhī之
tú徒
wǎng往
wǎng往
duì对
shè社
huì会
xīn心
huái怀
bù不
mǎn满
。
Frustrated individuals often harbor resentment towards society.
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Qí其
zhèng政
zhì治
bào抱
fù负
lǚ屡
shòu受
dǎ打
jī击
，
zhōng终
zhì至
bù不
chěng逞
ér而
guī归
。
His political ambitions were repeatedly thwarted, and in the end, he returned disappointed.