frustration
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). Synchronically analyzable as frustrate + -ion.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frustration (countable and uncountable, plural frustrations)
- The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
- The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
- A thing that frustrates.
- Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
- 1965, The Georgia Review[1], volume 19, University of Georgia, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 197:
- The hope , however , is a slight one , and most attempts to love end in frustration : even Singer cannot endure the thought of life without Antonapoulos . The next most selfless seeker after love and happiness is Mick , who longs to express herself and to communicate with others through music, and her failure is pathetic because […]
Translations[edit]
feeling of annoyance
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act of frustrating
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state or instance of being frustrated
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contractual frustration
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thing that frustrates
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
frustration c (singular definite frustrationen, plural indefinite frustrationer)
- frustration (feeling)
Declension[edit]
Declension of frustration
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | frustration | frustrationen | frustrationer | frustrationerne |
genitive | frustrations | frustrationens | frustrationers | frustrationernes |
Derived terms[edit]
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin frustrātiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
frustration f (plural frustrations)
Further reading[edit]
- “frustration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
frustration c
- frustration (feeling frustrated)
Declension[edit]
Declension of frustration | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | frustration | frustrationen | frustrationer | frustrationerna |
Genitive | frustrations | frustrationens | frustrationers | frustrationernas |
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