frustration

See also: Frustration

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, /fɹəˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

frustration (countable and uncountable, plural frustrations)

  1. The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
  2. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
    1. (law) 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.
  3. A thing that frustrates.
  4. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
    • 1965, The Georgia Review‎, volume 19, University of Georgia, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 197:
      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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Danish

Etymology

English frustration

Noun

frustration c (singular definite frustrationen, plural indefinite frustrationer)

  1. frustration (feeling)

Declension
Declension of frustration
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative frustration frustrationen frustrationer frustrationerne
genitive frustrations frustrationens frustrationers frustrationernes

Derived terms

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References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frustrātiōnem.

Pronunciation
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Noun

frustration f (plural frustrations)

  1. frustration

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

frustration c

  1. frustration (feeling frustrated)

Declension
Declension of frustration 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative frustration frustrationen frustrationer frustrationerna
Genitive frustrations frustrationens frustrationers frustrationernas

References
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