Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.

    Frust, Frustration

    разочарова́ниеrazočarovánije, неудовлетворённостьneudovletvorjónnostʹ, расстро́йствоrasstrójstvo

    розчарува́нняrozčaruvánnja, незадово́леністьnezadovólenistʹ, ро́зладrózlad

    a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.

    Frustration

    расстро́йствоrasstrójstvo, срывsryv, круше́ниеkrušénije

  3. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.

    (countable, uncountable)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.

    Frustration

  4. (countable, uncountable)A thing that frustrates.

    Frustration

  5. (countable, uncountable)Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.

Examples

97 sentences
  1. Tom was just venting his frustrations.

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  2. Tom shook his fists in frustration.

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  3. I understand your frustration.

    ruЯ понимаю твоё разочарование.

    deIch kann deinen Frust verstehen.

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  4. There has been frustration.

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  5. Tom shrugged in frustration.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
feeling of annoyance:
Русский
By meaning 2
feeling of annoyance:
act of frustrating:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
feeling of annoyance:

Origin

From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analy

From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: frustrations
Singularfrustration
Pluralfrustrations

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts:thwartingfoiling
  • the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals:defeat

Word family

6 related words

See also

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