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frustration
noun frus·tra·tion \(ˌ)frəs-ˈtrā-shən\
: a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by being unable to do something : the state of being frustrated
: something that causes feelings of anger and annoyance : something that frustrates someone
: the act of preventing the success of something : the act of frustrating something
Full Definition of FRUSTRATION
1
: the act of frustrating
2
a : the state or an instance of being frustrated b : a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs
3
: something that frustrates
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First Known Use of FRUSTRATION
circa 1555
Related to FRUSTRATION
- Synonyms
- aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, annoyance, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
- Antonyms
- content, contentedness, contentment, gratification, satisfaction
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Rhymes with FRUSTRATION
aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cessation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation
FRUSTRATION Defined for Kids
frustration
noun frus·tra·tion \ˌfrə-ˈstrā-shən\
Definition of FRUSTRATION for Kids
: disappointment 1, defeat
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frustration
noun frus·tra·tion \(ˌ)frəs-ˈtrā-shən\
Medical Definition of FRUSTRATION
1
: a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs
2
: something that frustrates
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