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Repressed vs Frustrated - What's the difference?

repressed | frustrated |

As verbs the difference between repressed and frustrated

is that repressed is (repress) or repressed can be pressed again while frustrated is (frustrate).

As adjectives the difference between repressed and frustrated

is that repressed is subjected to repression while frustrated is foiled, stopped, disappointed.

repressed

English

Etymology 1

repress + -ed

Verb

(head)
  • (repress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subjected to repression.
  • (medical) Showing the suppression of emotions or impulses.
    • Derived terms
    * repressed memory

    Etymology 2

    re- + pressed

    Verb

    (head)
  • Pressed again.

    • Anagrams

    *

    frustrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frustrate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • foiled, stopped, disappointed
  • suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.}}

    Derived terms

    * frustratedly

    Related terms

    * frustrating