FRUSTRATION

frustration, thwarting, foiling

(noun) an act of hindering someone’s plans or efforts

frustration

(noun) a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; “her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration”

frustration, defeat

(noun) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frustration (countable and uncountable, plural frustrations)

The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered

The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated

A thing that frustrates

Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular

Source: Wiktionary


Frus*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. frustratio: cf. OF. frustration.]

Definition: The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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