Hypertext Webster Gateway: "frustration"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Frustration \Frus*tra"tion\, n. [L. frustratio: cf. OF.
frustration.]
The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the
frustration of one's designs
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
frustration
n 1: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted
in attaining your goals [syn: {defeat}]
2: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: {thwarting},
{foiling}]
3: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her
constant complaints were the main source of his
frustration"
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