frustration

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The feeling of being annoyed and impatient when you cannot do what you want.

   He slammed the door in frustration.

2. 2
   noun

   A thing that causes this feeling.

   Slow traffic is one of the daily frustrations of city life.

3. 3
   noun

   The act of stopping someone's plans from succeeding.

   The frustration of their escape plan left the prisoners hopeless.

From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion.

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