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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals;
[syn: frustration, defeat]

2. an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts;
[syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling]

3. a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized;
- Example: "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Frustration \Frus*tra"tion\, n. [L. frustratio: cf. OF. frustration.] The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

frustration n 1: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals [syn: frustration, defeat] 2: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling] 3: a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"