Synonyms of frustrations

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headaches
• worries
• nuisances
• thorns
• problems
• annoyances
• inconveniences
• irritants
• exasperations
• aggravations
• anxieties
• irks
• vexations
• peeves
• bugbears
• rubs
• hassles
• trials
• troubles
• insults
• discomforts
• pests
• hair shirts
• ruffles
• botherations
• burdens
• menaces
• curses
• bothers
• predicaments
• affronts
• tribulations
• upsets
• aggros
• plagues
• plights
• annoyers
• pinpricks
• fleabites
• offenders
• hang-ups
• sores
• pet peeves
• disturbers
• millstones
• albatross
• mischiefs
• offenses
• afflictions
• harassers
• crosses
• pandora's boxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• joys
• delights

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exasperations
• irritations
• displeasures
• griefs
• annoyances
• angers
• discomforts
• aggravations
• troubles
• indignations
• agitations
• vexations
• outrages
• upsets
• distresses
• resentments
• botherations
• pips
• bothers
• perturbations
• irritabilities
• disturbances
• aggros
• pets
• peeves
• ires
• galls
• piques
• danders
• umbrages
• chafes
• dudgeons
• huffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasures
• delights

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frustrations

Comments by the Batavia City Council on Tuesday at a Committee of the Whole meeting continued to reflect the city’s frustrations. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Rubin acknowledged the union’s frustrations in a response to the no-confidence vote, but said there were no funds available to increase overtime. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

In interviews with over two dozen residents of the Texas borderland, NYT reporters gave voice to personal accounts of the frustrations that many Latinos are feeling in the country. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Larkin has been fairly vocal about his frustrations in the Motor City, and Barkov's $10 million coming off the books could free up the space to make a move for the American center. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

In this place far from home, Tatum is haunted by memories of her sister, frustrations with her dad, and feedback from an art instructor who thinks her work should be more representative of her Métis heritage. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, parents have taken to social media and the district’s monthly board meetings to air their frustrations. — Claire Partain, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

Yet customers continued describing many of the same frustrations. — Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Swift’s voice sounds steadier too, as her tone rises above the backing vocals and more coherently untangles her frustrations. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026