frustration en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- audio
- /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
- /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated. ▸ The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
- (countable, uncountable) A thing that frustrates.
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(countable, uncountable) Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The hope , however , is a slight one , and most attempts to love end in frustration : even Singer cannot endure the thought of life without Antonapoulos . The next most selfless seeker after love and happiness is Mick , who longs to express herself and to communicate with others through music, and her failure is pathetic because[…]
1965, The Georgia Review, volume 19, University of Georgia, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 197:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| frustrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fuckstration · nonfrustration · frustrational · antifrustrationism · frustrage
Translations (79)
de Frustration (thing that frustrates) · gl frustración (act of frustrating) · el στέρηση (feeling of annoyance) · da frustration (feeling of annoyance) · sh frustrácija (act of frustrating) · pt frustração (act of frustrating) · fi tarkoituksettomuus (contractual frustration) · fi turhautuneisuus (feeling of annoyance) · fi tuleminen tarkoituksettomaksi (contractual frustration) · it delusione (feeling of annoyance) · sv frustration (feeling of annoyance) · pl frustracja (feeling of annoyance) · fr frustration (feeling of annoyance) · hu csalódás (state or instance of being frustrated) · nl frustratie (act of frustrating) · uk ро́злад (feeling of annoyance) · be разла́д (feeling of annoyance) · uk розчарува́ння (feeling of annoyance) · hu akadályoztatás (state or instance of being frustrated) · es frustración (act of frustrating) · ru крах (act of frustrating) · ru неудовлетворённость (feeling of annoyance) · fr frustration (act of frustrating) · fi turhauttaminen (act of frustrating) · es frustración (feeling of annoyance) · cs frustrace (feeling of annoyance) · bg разочарование (feeling of annoyance) · nn frustrasjon (feeling of annoyance) · cmn 挫折 (feeling of annoyance) · ru фрустра́ция (act of frustrating) · id frustrasi (feeling of annoyance) · ro frustrare (feeling of annoyance) · sh frustrácija (thing that frustrates) · uk фрустра́ція (feeling of annoyance) · fi käyminen tarkoituksettomaksi (contractual frustration) · fi vastus (thing that frustrates) · ro frustrație (act of frustrating) · fi turhautuminen (act of frustrating) · ro frustrare (act of frustrating) · de Frustration (contractual frustration) · ru круше́ние (act of frustrating) · ro frustrație (feeling of annoyance) · nl frustratie (thing that frustrates) · be расчарава́нне (feeling of annoyance) · tr bıkkınlık (act of frustrating) · fi harmitus (feeling of annoyance) · fi frustraatio (feeling of annoyance) · uk незадово́леність (feeling of annoyance) · hu kiábrándultság (state or instance of being frustrated) · ru расстро́йство (act of frustrating) · ar إِحْبَاط (feeling of annoyance) · fi turhauma (feeling of annoyance) · be расстро́йства (feeling of annoyance) · ca frustració (feeling of annoyance) · cmn 落空 (contractual frustration) · de Frustration (feeling of annoyance) · it insoddisfazione (feeling of annoyance) · hu frusztráció (feeling of annoyance) · mi whakahēmanawatanga (act of frustrating) · he תסכול (feeling of annoyance) · ru разочарова́ние (feeling of annoyance) · ru срыв (act of frustrating) · de Frustration (act of frustrating) · hu csalódottság (state or instance of being frustrated) · nb frustrasjon (feeling of annoyance) · mi hēmanawatanga (act of frustrating) · hu elkeseredettség (state or instance of being frustrated) · it frustrazione (act of frustrating) · sh frustrácija (feeling of annoyance) · ru расстро́йство (feeling of annoyance) · eo frustriĝo (feeling of annoyance) · bg разочарование (act of frustrating) · de Frust (feeling of annoyance) · pdt Äwadrissichkjeit (feeling of annoyance) · sv hinder (contractual frustration) · ja 挫折 (feeling of annoyance) · be незадаво́ленасць (feeling of annoyance) · fi turhauttava juttu (thing that frustrates) · fi vaiva (thing that frustrates)