Workplace Challenges

adjective Feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, especially because of inability to change or achieve something.

• The team was frustrated with the lack of progress on the project.
• I'm so frustrated with this traffic!
• I'm feeling hella frustrated right now.
• She felt like hitting a brick wall when she couldn't solve the problem, so frustrated.

adjective causing annoyance or irritation

• The irksome task of data entry took up most of my morning.
• I find it so irksome when people talk loudly on their phones in public.
• It's really irksome when my wifi keeps cutting out.
• The constant buzzing of the mosquito was irksome, like a never-ending annoyance in the summer night.

noun A person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection

• The perfectionist spent hours meticulously reviewing every detail of the report before submitting it.
• My sister is such a perfectionist when it comes to arranging her bookshelf.
• Don't be such a perfectionist, just relax and enjoy the moment.
• She was a perfectionist in the kitchen, always striving to create the most delicious dishes.