frustration

B1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9632

Meanings

1

noun
The feeling of being annoyed and impatient when you cannot do what you want.

He slammed the door in frustration.
2

noun
A thing that causes this feeling.

Slow traffic is one of the daily frustrations of city life.
3

noun
The act of stopping someone's plans from succeeding.

The frustration of their escape plan left the prisoners hopeless.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · the act of stopping... foilingthwarting

Word family

Forms frustrations

Derived forms antifrustrationismfrustragefrustrationalfuckstrationnonfrustration

Etymology

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

frūstrātiō Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Psychology & Behavior

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# frustration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9632

## Meanings
1. The feeling of being annoyed and impatient when you cannot do what you want.
2. A thing that causes this feeling.
3. The act of stopping someone's plans from succeeding.

## Examples
- He slammed the door in frustration.
- Slow traffic is one of the daily frustrations of city life.
- The frustration of their escape plan left the prisoners hopeless.

## Derived Forms
- antifrustrationism
- frustrage
- frustrational
- fuckstration
- nonfrustration

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: frūstrātiō

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

## AI Etymology
Frustration comes from Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion. In current use, the main senses are “The feeling of being annoyed and impatient when you cannot do what you want” and “A thing that causes this feeling”.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Psychology & Behavior

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