Need another word that means the same as “frustration”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “frustration” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Frustration” are: foiling, thwarting, defeat, exasperation, annoyance, anger, vexation, irritation, bitterness, resentment, blocking, stopping, countering, spoiling, checking, balking, circumvention, forestalling, dashing, scotching, crushing
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “frustration” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| anger | The state of being angry. Venting his anger had calmed him a little. |
| annoyance | Anger produced by some annoying irritation. He turned his charm on Tara much to Hegarty s annoyance. |
| balking | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
| bitterness | Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness. He expressed bitterness over his dismissal without notice. |
| blocking | The action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something. The issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the Kakata highway by angry students. |
| checking | The state of inactivity following an interruption. |
| circumvention | The act of evading by going around. Circumvention of the rules undermines any fairness. |
| countering | A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens. |
| crushing | Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority. |
| dashing | The act of moving with great haste. |
| defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. She had still not quite admitted defeat. |
| exasperation | An exasperated feeling of annoyance. She rolled her eyes in exasperation. |
| foiling | Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. |
| forestalling | The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively. |
| irritation | The stimulation of an organism, cell, or organ to produce an active response. The minor irritations of life. |
| resentment | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. Some people harbour resentments going back many years. |
| scotching | A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally. |
| spoiling | The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it. Her spoiling my dress was deliberate. |
| stopping | A filling for a tooth. The violinist s stopping was excellent. |
| thwarting | A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat. |
| vexation | A cause of annoyance, frustration, or worry. Jenna bit her lip in vexation. |
| acerbity | A rough and bitter manner. Their relationship was built on a certain mutual acerbity. |
| alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. |
| angst | A feeling of persistent worry about something trivial. The existential angst of the middle classes. |
| consternation | Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. To her consternation her car wouldn t start. |
| defeat | An instance of defeating or being defeated. Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army. |
| defeated | People who are defeated. She looked defeated quite unlike her normal self. |
| dejection | A state of melancholy depression. He was slumped in deep dejection. |
| despair | The complete loss or absence of hope. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair. |
| desperately | With great urgency. The soil desperately needed potash. |
| desperation | A state in which all hope is lost or absent. She wrote to him in desperation. |
| despond | Become dejected and lose confidence. I thought it right not to let my young lady despond. |
| despondency | Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless. An air of despondency. |
| disappoint | Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of. I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit. |
| disappointment | A person or thing that causes disappointment. His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment. |
| discouragement | An attempt to prevent something by showing disapproval or creating difficulties; deterrent. The discouragement of petty theft. |
| dismay | The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles. To his dismay she left him. |
| failure | The neglect or omission of expected or required action. He felt that his entire life had been a failure. |
| frustrated | (of a person) unable to follow or be successful in a particular career. Years of frustrated attempts to regain control of the site. |
| gloom | Be or look depressed or despondent. He strained his eyes peering into the gloom. |
| grief | Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. She was overcome with grief. |
| heartache | Emotional anguish or grief, typically caused by the loss or absence of someone loved. A good friend understands your heartaches as well as your joys. |
| heaviness | Lack of delicacy or grace; coarseness. He felt the heaviness of loss as he watched her go. |
| horrifying | Provoking horror. A horrifying incident. |
| melancholy | A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. He had an ability to convey a sense of deep melancholy and yearning through much of his work. |
| miserable | Deserving or inciting pity. Horribly wet and miserable conditions. |
| mourning | The expression of sorrow for someone’s death. She s still in mourning after the death of her husband. |
| sad | Of things that make you feel sad. When I am dead my dearest Sing no sad songs for me. |
| sadness | Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. It is one of life s sadnesses. |
| slough | Any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake. The economic slough of the interwar years. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. A bereaved person needs time to work through their sorrow. |
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