FRUSTRATION

Frustration

In psychology, frustration is a common emotional response to opposition. Related to anger and disappointment, it arises from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of individual will. The greater the obstruction, and the greater the will, the more the frustration is likely to be. Causes of frustration may be internal or external. In people, internal frustration may arise from challenges in fulfilling personal goals and desires, instinctual drives and needs, or dealing with perceived deficiencies, such as a lack of confidence or fear of social situations. Conflict can also be an internal source of frustration; when one has competing goals that interfere with ...

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frustration

Noun

  1. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated
  2. A thing that frustrates
  3. The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered
  4. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular


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