NOUN | feeling | frustration, defeat | the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
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act | frustration, thwarting, foiling | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | |
feeling | frustration | a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized |
Sounds | frahstrey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. | |
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Synonym | defeat | |
Broader | disappointment, letdown | A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized |
Spanish | derrota, fracaso, frustración | |
Catalan | derrota, fracàs, frustració | |
Verbs | frustrate | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
Meaning | An act of hindering someone's plans or efforts. | |
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Synonyms | thwarting, foiling | |
Broader | hindrance, hinderance, interference | The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
Spanish | desbaratamiento, frustración, impedimento | |
Catalan | frustació, impediment, obstacle | |
Verbs | frustrate | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
Meaning | A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized. | |
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Example | "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" | |
Broader | annoyance, chafe, vexation | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
Spanish | frustración | |
Catalan | frustració | |
Verbs | frustrate | treat cruelly |
frustrate | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
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