frustration
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
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Definition of frustration
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
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noun
- (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.
- (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[…]”
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Etymology
From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion.
Words you can make from frustration
200+ playable · top: ASTROTURF (12 pts)
Best play astroturf 12 points9-letter words
3 words8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
31 words- ANTIFUR 10 pts
- FAITOUR 10 pts
- FAUNIST 10 pts
- FORINTS 10 pts
- FUSTIAN 10 pts
- INSOFAR 10 pts
- OUTFAST 10 pts
- OUTFITS 10 pts
- TARTUFI 10 pts
- TARTUFO 10 pts
- AROINTS 7 pts
- ATTORNS 7 pts
- INTORTS 7 pts
- INTRUST 7 pts
- NITROUS 7 pts
- NUTRIAS 7 pts
- OURARIS 7 pts
- RAINOUT 7 pts
- RATIONS 7 pts
- RATTONS 7 pts
- SANTOUR 7 pts
- SAUTOIR 7 pts
- STATION 7 pts
- TOURIST 7 pts
- TRAITOR 7 pts
- TRANSIT 7 pts
- TRITONS 7 pts
- TRUANTS 7 pts
- TRUSTOR 7 pts
- TURIONS 7 pts
- TURISTA 7 pts
6-letter words
80 words- AFRITS 9 pts
- FAINTS 9 pts
- FARROS 9 pts
- FORINT 9 pts
- FORRIT 9 pts
- FORTIS 9 pts
- FOUNTS 9 pts
- FRIARS 9 pts
- FRITTS 9 pts
- FRONTS 9 pts
- FRUITS 9 pts
- FRUSTA 9 pts
- FURANS 9 pts
- FURORS 9 pts
- FUSAIN 9 pts
- FUSION 9 pts
- FUTONS 9 pts
- IFTARS 9 pts
- OUTFIT 9 pts
- UNFAIR 9 pts
- UNFITS 9 pts
- AORIST 6 pts
- ARISTO 6 pts
- AROINT 6 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
- ARTIST 6 pts
- ATTORN 6 pts
- AURIST 6 pts
- AUTIST 6 pts
- INSTAR 6 pts
- INTORT 6 pts
- INTROS 6 pts
- NAIRUS 6 pts
- NATTOS 6 pts
- NITROS 6 pts
- NORIAS 6 pts
- NUTRIA 6 pts
- OTTARS 6 pts
- OURARI 6 pts
- OUTRAN 6 pts
- OUTSAT 6 pts
- OUTSIN 6 pts
- OUTSIT 6 pts
- RATION 6 pts
- RATIOS 6 pts
- RATTON 6 pts
- RISTRA 6 pts
- ROSTRA 6 pts
- RUTINS 6 pts
- SANTIR 6 pts
- SANTUR 6 pts
- SARTOR 6 pts
- SATORI 6 pts
- SOUARI 6 pts
- STATIN 6 pts
- STATOR 6 pts
- STOTIN 6 pts
- STRAIN 6 pts
- STRAIT 6 pts
- STRATI 6 pts
- STRUNT 6 pts
- SUITOR 6 pts
- TAINTS 6 pts
- TANIST 6 pts
- TANTOS 6 pts
- TAROTS 6 pts
- TATSOI 6 pts
- TAUNTS 6 pts
- TAUONS 6 pts
- TITANS 6 pts
- TORTAS 6 pts
- TRAINS 6 pts
- TRAITS 6 pts
- TRITON 6 pts
- TRONAS 6 pts
- TROUTS 6 pts
- TRUANT 6 pts
- TURION 6 pts
- TUTORS 6 pts
- URARIS 6 pts
5-letter words
74 words- AFRIT 8 pts
- AFROS 8 pts
- FAINT 8 pts
- FAIRS 8 pts
- FANOS 8 pts
- FAROS 8 pts
- FARRO 8 pts
- FARTS 8 pts
- FATSO 8 pts
- FAUNS 8 pts
- FIARS 8 pts
- FIATS 8 pts
- FINOS 8 pts
- FIRNS 8 pts
- FIRST 8 pts
- FOINS 8 pts
- FOIST 8 pts
- FONTS 8 pts
- FORTS 8 pts
- FOUNT 8 pts
- FOURS 8 pts
- FRATS 8 pts
- FRIAR 8 pts
- FRITS 8 pts
- FRITT 8 pts
- FRONS 8 pts
- FRONT 8 pts
- FROST 8 pts
- FRUIT 8 pts
- FURAN 8 pts
- FUROR 8 pts
- FUTON 8 pts
- IFTAR 8 pts
- INFOS 8 pts
- INFRA 8 pts
- NAIFS 8 pts
- RAFTS 8 pts
- RIFTS 8 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- AIRTS 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ARRIS 5 pts
- ARSON 5 pts
- ASTIR 5 pts
- AUNTS 5 pts
- AURIS 5 pts
- AUTOS 5 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- INTRO 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NAIRU 5 pts
- NARIS 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NITRO 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NORIA 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- ORRIS 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- OTTAR 5 pts
- OUTTA 5 pts
- RAINS 5 pts
- RANIS 5 pts
- RANTS 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- RATOS 5 pts
- RIANT 5 pts
- RIOTS 5 pts
- ROANS 5 pts
- ROARS 5 pts
- ROAST 5 pts
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