Mental Process
frustration Audio
frus·tra·tion [ fruh-strey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Emotions
Definitions related to frustration:
  • Motivational and/or affective state resulting from being blocked, thwarted, disappointed or defeated.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The motivational and/or affective state of annoyance resulting from being blocked, thwarted, disappointed or defeated.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The motivational and/or affective state resulting from being blocked, thwarted, disappointed or defeated.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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