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frustration.

The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/US/fɹəˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/US
  1. The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated. The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A thing that frustrates.

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  5. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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