How to use frustrated in a sentence.
Is my way of using 'frustrated' natural enough? I'd like to know whether the context is appropriate or not. Especially, am not sure whether (2) is appropriate enough.
(1) I feel frustrated because things aren't going as planned.
(2) People may feel frustrated when they are sharply criticized by their friends.
(3) I feel frustrated with myself because I couldn't get a high score on TOEIC.
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Grammatically they are all fine; with regard to meaning, I agree that (2) doesn't necessarily ring true. I do think there are times that you feel frustrated when criticised, so it isn't wrong, but I would imagine it isn't the first emotion or feeling that springs to mind. You would probably need to explain why 'frustrated' is the appropriate feeling rather than, for instance, anger or embarrassment.
- Grammatically they are all fine; with regard to meaning, I agree that (2) doesn't necessarily ring true.
- I do think there are times that you feel frustrated when criticised, so it isn't wrong, but I would imagine it isn't the first emotion or feeling that springs to mind.
- You would probably need to explain why 'frustrated' is the appropriate feeling rather than, for instance, anger or embarrassment.
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Grammatically they are all fine; with regard to meaning, I agree that (2) doesn't necessarily ring true. I do think there are times that you feel frustrated when criticised, so it isn't wrong, but I would imagine it isn't the first emotion or feeling that springs to mind. You would probably need to explain why 'frustrated' is the appropriate feeling rather than, for instance, anger or
0(1) and (3) are OK. (2) is not necessarily wrong, but I'm not sure that frustration is the most typical reaction to sharp criticism.
(Cross-posted.)
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