frustrations

noun

plural of frustration
1
as in headaches
something that is a source of irritation bad spelling is a constant frustration to language-arts teachers

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2
as in exasperations
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts the professor's frustration with students who refused to consult the syllabus

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Recent Examples of frustrations The past few weeks have seen the former host of To Catch a Predator repeatedly voice his frustrations with Oppenheim’s Primetime, A24’s dark thriller that will explore the origins of Hansen’s controversial Dateline segment. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 The festering frustrations over Moreno’s meddling and middling tenure as owner were on full display throughout what is now the team’s 11th consecutive losing season. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Republican leadership was, once again, fretting over whether frustrations among some hardline conservatives would effectively freeze the legislative agenda. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Dirty glass, confusing backing liners and difficulty repositioning the film were among the most common frustrations. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 In a clip from the moment, Boisson shook Navarro’s hand before taking her frustrations out on her racket. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 But our frustrations and inconvenience pale in comparison to the sadness of those who knew the deceased or to the trauma the drivers involved experienced. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 One year before his triumph in the 2026 US Open, Clark missed the cut at the same tournament and took his frustrations out on the Oakmont Country Club locker room, causing enough damage that the famous club outside Pittsburgh banned him for life. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Jim Wunderman, head of public affairs for California Forever, echoed Newsom’s frustrations. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frustrations
  1. headaches
  2. irritations
  3. nuisances
  4. annoyances
  5. thorns
  6. problems
  7. inconveniences
Noun
  • Those with the condition, which was eventually named Minamata disease, had symptoms including tremors, headaches, seizures, vision and hearing problems, ataxia, dysarthria, memory loss, and cognitive decline.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Patients may experience a very high fever, headaches, neck pain, stupor, disorientation, muscle weakness and other serious symptoms.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of headaches
Noun
  • Aside from support and alignment issues, dirty pillows can also cause the same kind of skin irritations that arise from pillowcases that have not been washed.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The recall affects 15mL bottles of Clear Eyes' Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, which mitigates itchiness, redness and other eye irritations, according to the product description.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritations
Noun
  • In March, a Jackson County judge ordered Millennia to board up the property and fix those nuisances.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The number of bears killed by motor vehicle strikes, euthanized as nuisances because of conflicts with humans or poached in the Central Florida region over the past decade total about 1,900.
    — Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuisances
Noun
  • Add in a few other clever accessories, and suddenly the small annoyances of traveling feel a lot more manageable.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Even with its annoyances, Samsung’s smart TV platform is at least packed full of features.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyances
Noun
  • Keep in mind that rose stems are often armed with sharp prickles, not thorns.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their kickers’ health and performance for years have been one of the thorns in the team’s side.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of thorns
Noun
  • Programs such as HyCAT are intended to provide more frequent opportunities to test technologies in realistic flight conditions, potentially allowing developers to identify problems earlier and iterate more quickly.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The court also said any problems caused by the timing of the ruling is the fault of the secretary of state, who waited eight months before making a decision on the ballot initiative.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of problems
Noun
  • The Lycra Company is taking aim at one of performance apparel’s more visible inconveniences.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some critics noted the race caused inconveniences for local residents because several downtown streets had to be closed.
    — Keith Laing, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of inconveniences

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“Frustrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frustrations. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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