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noun
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an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series of frustrations before completing a project.
3.
something that frustrates, as an unresolved problem.
4.
a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems.
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Frustration
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Example Sentences
- Much to the frustration of paleontologists, fossils are big business.
- Citrus and mint aromas not only help you stay focused, they also reduce anxiety and frustration.
- He patented the idea after years of frustration with teaching science courses in which textbooks would go unopened.
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Word Origin & History
frustration
1550s, from L. frustrationem, noun of action from frustrari (see frustrate).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
frustration frus·tra·tion (frŭ-strā'shən)
n.
The condition that results when an impulse or an action is thwarted by an external or an internal force.
The blocking or thwarting of an impulse, purpose, or action.
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