もどかしい

Meanings

1. い-adjective irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going; (feeling) impatient; tantalizing; tantalising

Example sentences

• 英語をうまく使いこなせなくて、もどかしい思いをすることが度々ある。
  It frequently bothers me how I am not able to use English very proficiently.
• 気持ちを伝えれなくて、もどかしい。
  It's frustrating not being able to convey what I feel.
• 相手の気持ちを読み切れていないと感じる時、とてももどかしくなる。
  It's really frustrating when you feel you aren't able to fully understand what the other person is feeling.

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