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All frustration synonyms

frus·tra·tion
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noun frustration

  • disappointmentCape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
  • annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
  • grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
  • resentment — the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
  • failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
  • irritation — the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
  • dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
  • blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • chagrin — Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure.
  • disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
  • defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
  • setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
  • contravention — an act of contravening; action counter to something; violation or opposition.
  • letdown — a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
  • obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
  • drag — drag and drop
  • circumvention — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
  • fizzle — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
  • bummer — If you say that something is a bummer, you mean that it is unpleasant or annoying.
  • hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
  • impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
  • vexation — the act of vexing.
  • downer — Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
  • curbing — material for a curb
  • blocking — the interruption of anode current in a valve because of the application of a high negative voltage to the grid
  • prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
  • foiling — Present participle of foil.
  • thwarting — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
  • disturbance — the act of disturbing.
  • nuisance — an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc.: a monthly meeting that was more nuisance than pleasure.
  • exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
  • infuriation — to make furious; enrage.
  • weariness — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
  • aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
  • bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow.
  • nonfulfillment — neglect or failure to fulfill or carry out as required.
  • success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
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