frustration

Definition

  • noun: a feeling of anger or annoyance caused by being unable to do something
  • noun: the act of 'frustrating'
  • synonyms: ambivalence, ambivalence of impulse, annulment

Examples

  • These bureaucratic delays have been causing us a lot of 'frustration'.

  • These delays have proven to be a major 'frustration'.

  • He was angry about the 'frustration' of his plans.

Movie quotes

  • (..) So what, we're just supposed to sit on our ass for the next four days until the world ends? You want to take that one? I understand your frustration, but this police station came under a gas attack yesterday. In the government's eyes, that poses a potential ongoing terrorist threat. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Dexter Title: Talk to the Hand Season: 6 Episode 11