frustration
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ʃən noun
1.
2.
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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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the condition of being frustrated |
| 2. | something that frustrates |
| 3. | psychol |
| a. the prevention or hindering of a potentially satisfying activity | |
| b. the emotional reaction to such prevention that may involve aggression | |
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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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Example sentences
Maybe that's a natural response to the insecurity, frustration, and disappointment that the job market produces.
He'll show hardly a blip of a rise in blood pressure at the frustration.
The time and frustration required to access an e-book's footnotes and then click back to the text is absolutely maddening.
He will try not to erupt into a lava of frustration.
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