frustration

Everyday

1. A cross, upset feeling you get when you cannot do something or cannot get what you want. tree →
2. A thing that causes this feeling. tree →
3. Frustration can also mean the act of stopping someone's plans from succeeding. tree →

In the lessons

In lessons about feelings, frustration comes when a puzzle is hard or a game goes wrong. Children learn calm ways to deal with it: take a deep breath, take a break, ask for help, try again. In stories, frustration can make a character give up or try harder. Phrases: «in frustration», «feel frustration», «a source of frustration».

Examples

• He kicked the ball in frustration when he missed. tree →
• Learning to ride a bike can cause frustration at first. tree →
• Take a deep breath when you feel frustration. tree →
• One frustration of camping is the rain. tree →
• She groaned with frustration at the long sum. tree →
• Talking to someone can help you let your frustration go. tree →
• But the wicked woman was furious at the frustration of her own evil designs, and only thought of what harder thing she could set the girl to do. tree →

Note

Mostly uncountable (the feeling); countable for things that cause it: «small frustrations». Verb: frustrate; adjectives: frustrated (how you feel), frustrating (what causes it). Frustration is normal; hitting or breaking things is not the right way to show it.