frustration

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/(US)
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/fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/(US) · /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/(US)

Definition of frustration

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. (countable, uncountable)The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A thing that frustrates.
  5. (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[…]”

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Etymology

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

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9-letter words

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8-letter words

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7-letter words

31 words

6-letter words

80 words

5-letter words

74 words

Hooks

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