Why is it die Frustration?

Frustration is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Ration. So it’s die Frustration.

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Serious disappointment

[1] schwerwiegende Enttäuschung

Examples

[1] If you keep applying yourself, this can lead to frustration

[1] Wenn man sich immer wieder vergeblich bewirbt, kann das zu Frustration führen.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Frustration die Frustrationen
Genitiv der Frustration der Frustrationen
Dativ der Frustration den Frustrationen
Akkusativ die Frustration die Frustrationen

Pronunciation

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