frus ‧ tra ‧ tion /frʌˈstreɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] the feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something:
People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.
in/with frustration
I was practically screaming with frustration.
In spite of his frustrations, he fell in love with the country.
2 . [uncountable] the fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve
frustration of
The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man.
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THESAURUS
▪ anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair:
Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl.
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I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.
▪ annoyance slight anger or impatience:
He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted.
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The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.
▪ irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:
He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning.
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Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.
▪ frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation:
You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later.
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There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma.
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The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.
▪ exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard:
Isaac sighed in exasperation.
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Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.
▪ resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly:
The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.
▪ indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation:
His voice sounded full of indignation.
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The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.
▪ ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened:
I had no ill feeling towards him.
▪ rancour British English , rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past:
Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.
▪ spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable:
He vented his spleen (=said why he was angry) against the airline in an article in the Times.