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frustration

frus·tra·tion [ fru stráysh'n ] (plural frus·tra·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dissatisfaction: a feeling of disappointment, exasperation, or weariness caused by goals being thwarted or desires unsatisfied

2. frustrating of somebody or something: an act or instance of causing somebody or something to be dissatisfied or unfulfilled

3. something that thwarts: something that blocks, thwarts, and upsets somebody all at the same time
His lack of ambition was a frustration to his father.

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