Frustration Definition
frŭ-strāshən
frustrations
noun
frustrations
The act of preventing the accomplishment or fulfillment of something.
The defense's frustration of their opponent's attempts to score.
American Heritage
A frustrating or being frustrated.
Webster's New World
Something that frustrates.
Webster's New World
Contract law: an inability to carry out a contract or perform a term of the contract due to supervening circumstances beyond the parties’ control, such as an event of force majeure.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Frustration
Noun
Singular:
frustration
Plural:
frustrationsOrigin of Frustration
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From Latin frustratio (“disappointment”), related to frustrā (“in vain”).
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