frustration
noun
[ frʌˈstreɪʃn ]
• the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.
• "tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks"
Similar:
exasperation,
annoyance,
anger,
vexation,
irritation,
bitterness,
resentment,
disappointment,
discouragement,
disheartenment,
dispiritedness,
depression,
dissatisfaction,
discontentment,
discontent,
aggravation,
• the prevention of the progress, success, or fulfilment of something.
• "the frustration of their wishes"
Similar:
thwarting,
defeat,
foiling,
blocking,
stopping,
countering,
spoiling,
checking,
balking,
circumvention,
forestalling,
dashing,
scotching,
quashing,
crushing,
disappointment,
derailment,
baffling,
snookering,
obstruction,
hampering,
hindering,
stifling,
crippling,
failure,
collapse,
foundering,
lack of success,
non-success,
scuppering,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin frustratio(n- ), from frustrare ‘disappoint’ (see frustrate).
