frustration
nounUS /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). By surface analysis, frustrate + -ion.
1
The feeling of annoyance at impossibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
2
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
3
Law 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.
4
A thing that frustrates.
5
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
- The hope , however , is a slight one , and most attempts to love end in frustration : even Singer cannot endure the thought of life without Antonapoulos . The next most selfless seeker after love and happiness is Mick , who longs to express herself and to communicate with others through music, and her failure is pathetic because[…]1965, The Georgia Review, volume 19, University of Georgia, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 197:
- Derived terms
- antifrustrationism, frustrage, frustrational, fuckstration, nonfrustration