Synonyms for frustration
frʌˈstreɪ ʃənfrus·tra·tion

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1. frustration

   Synonyms:
   defeat, destruction, disappointment, disaster, failure, miscarriage, overthrow, retreat, rout

   Antonyms:
   achievement, advantage, conquest, mastery, success, supremacy, triumph, victory

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1. frustration

   Antonyms:
   persistent, perennial, perpetual, permanent

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. frustration, defeatnoun

   the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

   Synonyms:
   thwarting, licking, defeat, foiling

2. frustration, thwarting, foilingnoun

   an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

   Synonyms:
   thwarting, defeat, foiling

3. frustrationnoun

   a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized

   "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"

   Synonyms:
   thwarting, defeat, foiling

Matched Categories

1. • Annoyance
   • Disappointment
   • Hindrance

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1. frustrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   disappointment, defeat

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1. frustrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   defeat, disappointment, balking, foiling, nullification

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1. List of paraphrases for "frustration":

   disappointment, dissatisfaction, aborting, discontent, foiled, setback, depression, aborted

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1. Scott C. Holstad:

   on sale today we have Doubts, Insecurities, Depression and Guilt for reduced prices, in this section Self-Hatred, Suicidal Ideation and Anger. that section there has Betrayal, Inferiority, Hostility and Frustration, but in the back, the best … Confusion, Apathy, Paranoia, Irritation and the beloved Need-To-Kiss-Ass-At-Work all on sale for very, very low prices…

2. Michael Manazir:

   The UCLASS RfP has been ready to release now for over a year, we should have it on the street. We have lost this time to put that technology to work. That’s where my frustration is.

3. Ted Cruz:

   My approach, much to the frustration of media, is to bear hug both of them and smother them with love, i believe that gravity will bring both of those candidates down. I think the lion share of their supporters will come to us.

4. Margaret Weichert:

   As the proposals get traction in this type of dialogue about substance as opposed to process, we will follow the process that you always have in considering legislative proposals, we're not there yet. So, I understand the frustration that we're not there yet, but the task that we had was to be big enough. So that was the expanding part of the task.

5. Chief Executive Antony Jenkins:

   Resolving these issues is an important part of our plan for Barclays and, although it may be difficult, I expect that we will make significant progress in this area in 2015, i regard the behaviour at the centre of these investigations as wholly incompatible with our values, and I share the frustration of colleagues and shareholders that matters like these continue to cast a shadow over our business.