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フラストレーション (furasutoreeshon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I'm building up frustration due to work delays.
He felt frustration and ended up shouting.
Usage patterns フラストレーションが 溜た まる for frustration to build up
My frustration has been building up because work isn't going well.
フラストレーションを 感かん じる to feel frustration
I felt frustrated because the plan wasn't progressing as I'd hoped.
フラストレーションを 解かい 消しょう する to relieve frustration
I decided to relieve my frustration through exercise.
フラストレーションを 抱かか える to harbor frustration
He had been harboring frustration at work for a long time.
Related words ストレス is the broader term for mental or physical stress, while フラストレーション specifically names the feeling of being blocked from a goal.
欲求不満 is the more formal, clinical Japanese term for frustration used in psychology, while フラストレーション is the everyday loanword.
不満 is a general word for dissatisfaction or discontent, while フラストレーション specifically implies frustration from being unable to achieve something.
イライラ describes the irritable, on-edge feeling that often results from フラストレーション, but focuses on short-term annoyance rather than blocked goals.
Etymology Borrowed from English 'frustration'.
