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frustration

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frustration
/fru stray"sheuhn/, n.
1. act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
2. an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series of frustrations before completing a project.
3. something that frustrates, as an unresolved problem.
4. a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety or depression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems.
[1425-75; late ME frustracioun < L frustration- (s. of frustratio) deception, disappointment. See FRUSTRATE, -ION]

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