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frustration

[fruh-strey-shuh

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noun

act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.

an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series of frustrations before completing a project.

something that frustrates, as an unresolved problem.

a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English frustracioun < Latin frustrātiōn- (stem of frustrātiō) deception, disappointment. See frustrate, -ion

Related forms

non·frus·tra·tion, noun

o·ver·frus·tra·tion, noun

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In the absence of someone specific to blame, the frustration simply builds.

Efforts to get schools and colleges to cooperate yield both fixes and frustration.

The government's frustration with the stubborn re-offending rate may be misplaced.

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In the absence of someone specific to blame, the frustration simply builds.

Efforts to get schools and colleges to cooperate yield both fixes and frustration.

The government's frustration with the stubborn re-offending rate may be misplaced.

In a beagle, that frustration comes out in an excessive amount of howling and sniffing.

Some people are able to control anger or frustration and channel these feelings to nondestructive outlets.

Much to the frustration of paleontologists, fossils are big business.

The typical office copy machine is a modern-day wonder, but it can also be a source of considerable frustration.

And in the media, a subtale of presidential frustration surfaced quickly.

There is growing frustration among hackers that he is ignoring their contributions.

People were desperate to get gas, and there was a lot of anger and frustration.

People with depression encounter a lot of pharmaceutical frustration.

Finding the right pictures can be a lifework of frustration and triumph.

The history of fusion power is also a history of scientific frustration.

Sometimes they cry out of frustration and exhaustion.

The resulting frustration is one of the causes of their present discontents.

Knowledge of security procedures can speed the system and ease your delays and frustration.

One frustration voiced in that paper is the extreme speed of these weather outbursts.

He makes us feel the frustration of holding fire because the quota for the season has already been reached.

Add in an autowinder and you had a recipe for frustration.

She shared her frustration with a state lawmaker during a local.

Business-school graduates who are hot on theory but weak on practice are a common source of frustration for finance chiefs.

Frustration mounts, until eventually it dawns on the bee that he has been had.

Asking how to erase the gap is a good way to provoke a pained sense of frustration.

When the players aimed really poorly and sent the ball zooming off the edge into space, their brains didn't register frustration.

My frustration is not with these studies' methods but with the conclusions generally reached by the authors.

It's not surprising that you're going to have some frustration there.

The duo shares their frustration with the uncooperative weather, and their determination to try again.

Still, it possesses an almost preternatural element that enables it to remain fun even in the face of such mounting frustration.

E-mail invites people to fire off messages in exasperation or frustration without first calmly considering the consequences.

SignalGuru thus reduces both frustration and fuel use, and makes commuting a slightly less horrible experience.

Breed isn't destiny for every dog, but sometimes, a dog's frustration or anxiety is expressed through breed-related behavior.

It turns out hitting something full of annoying sayings bleeds out the frustration nicely.

Any disregard of this fact will create irritation and frustration.

All perfectly good measures-and perfectly indicative of the government's frustration.

Some chimps displayed aggression while others barked in frustration.

First, the portly chap slaps the monitor in frustration.

The following could easily cause frustration and wasted time for non-English speakers.

To survive, he found a full-time security job, which did nothing but caused more frustration.

He patented the idea after years of frustration with teaching science courses in which textbooks would go unopened.

At this spot, on a looming canyon wall, geology itself appeared to be in a state of agitated frustration.

To me, punishing often comes from frustration and anger.

One can sense the fear and the frustration in their faces.

Frustration set in as my heavy rucksack and sprained ankle started sending pangs of pain throughout my body.

You'll frequently see people of both genders who express their traffic frustration through certain gestures of their hands".

Years of frustration over a system of legal education that has changed little.

Despite frustration at the number of traffic-choking demonstrations outside parliament every year-the.

Going with a guide can save you some route-finding frustration and get you swiftly to the sweetest rock.

Every cook of any experience knows the frustration of boiling a nice fresh egg-and then losing half of it in the peeling.

Dove, because of their frustration over his recent rulings on tax.

Years of frustration over a system of legal education.

Investors frequently reap nothing but frustration when they seek to restrain the financial aspirations of corporate bosses.

With dwindling salmon stocks and shrinking fishing seasons, the frustration among commercial fishermen in this town is palpable.

It also indicates a frustration with people who point out inadequacies in your viewpoints.

Crane expressed frustration that a cloud still hovered over the origins of the theory he had dedicated his career.

Then there was actually a little frustration expressed among the researchers there.

In the moment, these steps were reluctantly accepted in a mood of frustration or evn with a sense of defeat.

Citrus and mint aromas not only help you stay focused, they also reduce anxiety and frustration.

It's extremely irritating that something that used to be simple and easy is now a major source of frustration.

Alternativlos suggests a sense of frustration and resignation.

Playing the game's campaign mode solo can be an exercise in frustration for all but the savviest armchair generals.

Anger and frustration curdle in rival political camps, fed by a partisan press.

Most people try to use the crosswalk with all kinds of conflicts and frustration.

If this sounds familiar, it's because we've already suffered through the same frustration with the music industry.

Some conference participants expressed frustration that the government had not done more to ameliorate educators' concerns.

There, frustration among poor rural people is mounting.

Or maybe he is getting some from being locked up all those years he is taking all his frustration out on his girlfriend.

But they've also shown a growing frustration with how confusing those added features can.

It's not uncommon for me to sense a lot of frustration and concern from them.

But there were hints of frustration behind the smiles.

Nugget was venting all of his frustration on chewing and eating things.

Perhaps their frustration has spurred them to take their case to the public.

Kare's frustration seemed both understandable and pointless.

While her frustration is understandable, her accusations were without merit.

Such claims only added to the frustration of the government's opponents.

She doesn't dig or have any other sign of frustration.

The fact that he repeats his lines verbatim every time you try a level only adds to the frustration.

But his confusion and frustration were palpable, and understandable.

So do the red shirts, though not all its factions think alike, to the frustration of negotiators.

Using string to lace your turkey shut and tie up the drumsticks and wings is an exercise in frustration for many cooks.

Notice that only the student is the only one who vented that level of frustration at you---and this is understandable.

After all, his frustration is likely to be less than yours, given you don't have a place to sleep.

Unfortunately, what this kit better demonstrated was frustration and lack of interest by my child.

But such inclusiveness is not the case at all colleges, hence the frustration of some vice presidents.

It was also a high-mark of the frustration and desperation that oppressive and corrupt governments visit on their citizens.

That's why kids' early efforts at shoe tying lead to tears of frustration.

If this will not be possible you would save me a lot of time and eventual frustration.

But he has one card up his sleeve: a growing popular frustration with the usual politics.

Both suffer familiar urban quandaries of frustration and decay.

But it only adds to the frustration of opponents who see social and political injustice around every corner.

We also appreciate their frustration with the privacy problems posed by existing on-line payment systems.

Many companies have been driven to using consultants by a mixture of frustration and hope:.

They actually filed a patent but they've never really pursued this, which is a huge frustration for me because.

Stress, frustration and lowered creativity are pretty toxic.

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World English Dictionary

frustration (frʌˈstreɪʃən)

—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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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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"The American mood, perhaps even the American character, has changed. There are few manifestations any longer of the old American self-assurance which so irritated Dickens.... Instead, there is a sense of frustration so perceptible that even our politicians ... have attempted to exploit it."

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