frustration

Etymology

From Latin frūstrātiō (“disappointment”), related to frūstrā (“in vain”). Synchronically analyzable as frustrate + -ion.

noun

1. The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance or inability to achieve something.
2. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
   1. (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.
3. A thing that frustrates.
4. 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