frustración

See also: frustracion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frūstrātiōnem. Cognate with English frustration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾustɾaˈθjon/ [fɾus.t̪ɾaˈθjõn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /fɾustɾaˈsjon/ [fɾus.t̪ɾaˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: frus‧tra‧ción

Noun

frustración f (plural frustraciones)

1. frustration

Related terms

• frustrar

Further reading

• “frustración”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025