Is there a stronger word for "highly frustrated" or "feeling very hopeless"?
So If I want to tell someone that I am highly frustrated by the work I am doing or convey that it's very demotivating, what are the alternative words I can use there?
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2Hi. Have you tried looking up alternatives in a Thesaurus? such as this one– Billy KerrCommented May 4, 2023 at 18:56
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I'd say "disillusioned" but I don't have the reputation to post. I think frustration usually happens as a result of having high expectations, and being let down. If you had low expectations to start with, you wouldn't feel frustrated. So I would use "disillusioned" to convey that you had high expectations but were let down, frustrated, and feel hopeless.– Nick BonillaCommented May 5, 2023 at 20:12
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You could try “despondent”:
Adjective: despondent (comparative more despondent, superlative most despondent)
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
no longer confident or enthusiastic about something
Wordhippo.com has various synonyms for disheartened to convey
Having lost determination or confidence
Feeling angry or annoyed
Suffering from frustration or dissatisfaction
I would suggest "exasperated" as a synonym for very frustrated and maybe "soul-sucking" to describe work that is very demotivating.
References: List of synonyms for 'very frustrating': https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/most%20frustrating
For 'soul-sucking': (the link is to someone's blog, which illustrates the phrase being used in context) https://btr.michaelkwan.com/2017/12/01/soul-sucking-habits/
answered May 4, 2023 at 18:15
Perhaps you are "at wit's end":
The limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; the point of desperation.
The work you're asking me to do is very demoralizing
Wiktionary gives "despairing", meaning "Feeling, expressing, or caused by despair; hopeless."
