noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take your anger/frustration etc out on sb
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Irritated with herself, she took her annoyance out on Bridget.
tears of joy/frustration/rage etc
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The tears he shed were tears of joy.
venting...frustration
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I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
deep
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Those meetings highlighted the deep sense of frustration with the management of the Foyle system.
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Himes endured the deeper frustration of seeing that the more was not for him.
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Surely he must be aware of her deep unhappiness and frustration at the vague, unsettled state of their relationship?
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This leads to a deep frustration among so many of the believers in countless churches.
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This occurs when the deep desires, frustrations and fantasies of the hidden self effervesce to the surface.
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The deep sense of frustration and resentment felt by leaders of the Nixon administration should not be dismissed as mere paranoia.
great
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This represents a great deal of frustration , a sense of failure and a lot of parental income felt to be wasted.
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My greatest frustration on the bench is the lack of support of the government for the judiciary.
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This, too, brings great frustration to politicians.
growing
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Repeated commissions and zemstvo investigations drew a grim picture of peasant destitution and growing frustration .
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It was adopted by those abolitionists who in a growing mood of frustration had also developed the agency system.
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Yet not enough projects are being launched to stifle growing frustration .
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They also shared a sense of growing frustration with the lack of political reform and democratisation.
sheer
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Corbett felt hemmed in by the sheer frustration of the task assigned him.
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But the die had been cast, in part through the power of imported ideas, in part through sheer frustration .
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Jessamy wanted to shout at him in sheer frustration .
■ VERB
cause
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Initial attempts at moving together in a team often cause frustration and irritation.
experience
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She was taking in the scene as a whole and experiencing a gutful of frustration and doubt.
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By success, Wendt means that children feel good about participating in the activity and that they experience more success than frustration .
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Few mountaineers can ever have experienced more bitter frustration .
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In normal situations, babies experience frequent frustration from birth.
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Students experienced frustration when their work with clients did not run in the way they had planned.
express
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Allow yourself opportunities to express anger, frustration , and sadness.
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Another audience member expresses her frustration: Are we talking about a chemical imbalance?
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Like Cratylus he long ago took a vow of silence to express his fundamental frustration at the world.
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No one really disliked Tim, except that his teachers expressed considerable frustration with his performance.
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At the meeting, some neighbors expressed frustration with authorities.
feel
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If it had been anyone but a Ryan ... She felt tears of frustration stinging her eyes.
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But Virginia felt a surge of frustration .
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He was thinking of Mitch again and Maggie felt almost tongue-tied with frustration .
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I feel tears of frustration starting: Little cheat, I moan.
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The authorities continued to feel frustration with cattle owners who refused to report their losses.
increase
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Leaders insist that only pockets around the country support escalation, but are aware of increasing frustration that the dispute remains unsettled.
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Imagine how this information might increase the frustration of parents and teachers!
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The next week became one of increasing frustration .
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Out of increasing frustration , some members of the public at large are withdrawing from any participation in politics.
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These years in Salzburg were also marked by Mozart's increasing frustration with life under Colloredo.
lead
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Inconsistencies can be very confusing for young children and conflicting attitudes over toilet training and discipline can lead to frustration and unhappiness.
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Another factor led to frustration , annoyance, and an unnecessary expenditure of about $ 800, 000.
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This may be done with the best intentions, but it can lead to frustration and arguments.
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Expectations that go unmet often fester and lead to frustration .
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It led to frustration on his part.
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Ambiguities as to roles can lead to stress and frustration .
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This led to frustration in two respects.
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Wrong expectations from parents lead to enormous frustration .
reflect
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I imagined that these characters were popular because they reflected the frustration of those who couldn't escape their lives either.
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The relatively recent outbreak of street violence and protests largely reflect the frustration of young people unable to find jobs.
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Besides cash flow, the minutes reflect frustration with current point-of-sale cash registers in the restaurants.
share
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It is difficult to read the book without sharing her anger and frustration , or feeling her love of open spaces.
suffer
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He is being so carefully nurtured that never yet has he suffered any frustration .
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She, like Giulietta, is an observer and she suffers the same frustrations as the Renaissance woman.
try
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I can speak with feeling about the frustrations I experienced trying to obtain a suitable movement here.
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After three days of total frustration trying to catch the elusive fish, Trondur did not give the dorado a chance.
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The agitated man shook with frustration as he tried to relate his story.
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His frustration he tried to keep to himself but it hovered about him until it shaded and finally swallowed him.
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Inevitably, the special learner will have experienced more than the usual measure of frustration and failure in trying to learn.
understand
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I said I get a lot of enquiries from frustrated knitters on this point and I can well understand their frustration .
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Leroy, one of the newfangled, sensitive hoodlums, has trouble with relationships himself and understands Samantha's frustrations too well.
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One can well understand the anger and frustration of the police force.
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Independent councillor Derek McVickers sparked controversy when he said he understood Albert Dryden's frustration at planning decisions.
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I m perfectly sure he understands Rocky's frustrations .
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Most of us with children can understand the frustration of a parent, driven beyond endurance, who hits out.
vent
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This is the Neds venting their frustrations but finding order through catharsis - a chaotic way of feeling better.
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Employees just vented their frustrations on the survey.
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Teasing you is a way for them to vent their frustration while building their own sense of power and camaraderie.
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Despairingly she thumped the pillows into a more comfortable shape, as though she could vent her frustration on them.
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She vents her frustration in her loose-leaf journal.
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It is a winter wind, lost in April and venting its frustration on ships and trees.
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The doctors, lacking a cure, vent their frustration on each other.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shout in pain/anger/frustration etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Poetry helps me express some of the frustrations I feel.
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Students have spoken of their growing frustration with school administrators.
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The discussion sessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A strip stuck to the underside of the rule worked beautifully: no more slipping, frustration , or wasted tiles!
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He looked around the room and felt the frustration and anger building up inside him.
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In the end, she threw her pencil across the room in frustration , then paced over to the window.
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It is difficult to read the book without sharing her anger and frustration , or feeling her love of open spaces.
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Showbusiness gave the youngster a chance to escape into another world, away from the frustrations of an unsettled childhood.
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Then he was kicking, frightened yet enraged, eyes blurred with the tears of his own anger and frustration .
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Throughout time, people have turned their anger and frustration inward.