frustration
US: /fɹəˈstɹeɪʃən/
UK: /fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən/
UK: /fɹʌstɹˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
frustration /frʌs'treiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự làm thất bại, sự làm hỏng
- sự làm mất tác dụng
- sự làm thất vọng, sự làm vỡ mộng; tâm trạng thất vọng, tâm trạng vỡ mộng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U] the feeling of being frustrated: Dave thumped the table in frustration. + She couldn't stand the frustration of not being able to help. + sexual frustration
2 [C, usually pl.] something that causes you to feel frustrated: Every job has its difficulties and frustrations. + Inevitably she took out her frustrations on the children.
3 [U] ~ of sth (formal) the fact that sth is preventing sth/sb from succeeding: the frustration of all his ambitions
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
considerable, great | sheer
I shouted at him in sheer frustration.
| angry, bitter | pent-up | sexual
VERB + FRUSTRATION
experience, feel, seethe with
He was still seething with angry frustration.
| express, show, take out, vent
He took his pent-up frustration out on his family.
| hide | cause, lead to
These petty rules can lead to frustration and anger.
PREP.
in ~
He clenched his fists in frustration.
| out of ~
crying out of bitter frustration
| through ~
Several people resigned through frustration.
| with ~
weeping with frustration
| ~ at
Many have expressed frustration at the delays.
| ~ over
showing frustration over the lack of progress
| ~ with
their frustration with bureaucracy
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of frustration, tears of frustration
There were tears of frustration in her eyes.
Concise English dictionary
frustrations'frʌ'streɪʃn
noun
+the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
+an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
+a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized
