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frustration

/fruh-strey-shuhn/US // frʌˈstreɪ ʃən //UK // (frʌˈstreɪʃən) //

挫折感,挫败感,挫折,沮丧

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
    • : an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series of frustrations before completing a project.
    • : something that frustrates, as an unresolved problem.
    • : a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundisappointment, thwarting
Forms: frustrations

Examples

  • Those who were laid off cried, slammed doors, and shouted in frustration.

  • We put together this user guide to help you navigate Disrupt 2020 with maximum efficiency and minimal frustration.

  • Nathan Johnson, a representative from TruConnect and a panelist on the town hall, expressed his ongoing frustrations with the California Public Utilities Commission.

  • “And that was the start of my frustration,” said Cañestro, a professor of genetics, microbiology and statistics at the University of Barcelona and a group leader at its Institute for Research on Biodiversity.

  • The employees’ frustrations are not only aimed at the leaders atop their companies but also those overseeing individual departments.

  • That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.

  • After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”

  • My survival no longer offers the time, but to see others expressing frustration they can barely put into words is helpful.

  • He also posted the results of the interactions that usually ended in frustration, but on rare successes, began with “DATE!”

  • Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.

  • Smoke, whiskey, good music—they washed his mind clean of worry and frustration; he drifted off in a mist of unformed dreams.

  • "He died of frustration—or sorrow—over having killed the wrong man," Taylor said grimly.

  • They became silent under Emil's gaze of acute pathos—human life aware of its present frustration.

  • This frustration of Lincoln's ambition had a marked effect on his political views.

  • John Marshall Glenarm had explicitly provided against any such frustration of his plans.