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1. WordNet® 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"

2. 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]

Thesaurus Results for Frustration:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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