frustration

noun

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

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.

(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.

Roots

frustrafrustrat- · Latin · in vain

Synonyms for frustration

disappointmentn dissatisfactionn disillusionmentn thwartingn discomfituren bafflementn confusionn disconcertionn letdownn ambivalencen

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Where does frustration come from?

The word frustration breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root frustrat-, from Latin frustra (“in vain”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.