Synonyms of the word

frustration

• n. The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
• n. A thing that frustrates.
• n. The feeling of annoyance when one's actions are criticized or hindered.
• n. Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.

annoyance

• n. (countable) That which annoys.
• n. (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
• n. (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

chafe

• n. Heat excited by friction.
• n. Injury or wear caused by friction.
• n. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
• n. (archaic) An expression of opinionated conflict.
• v. (transitive) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
• v. (transitive) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
• v. (transitive) To fret and wear by rubbing.
• v. (intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
• v. (intransitive) To be worn by rubbing.
• v. (intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

defeat

• v. (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
• v. (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
• v. (transitive) To nullify.
• n. The act of defeating or being defeated.

disappointment

• n. (uncountable) The emotion felt when a strongly held expectation is not met.
• n. (countable) A circumstance in which a strongly held expectation is not met.

foiling

• v. present participle of foil.
• n. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
• n. (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
• n. (architecture) A foil.

hinderance

• n. Archaic spelling of hindrance.

hindrance

• n. Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
• n. The state or act of hindering something.

interference

• n. The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes.
• n. (sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.
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letdown

• n. Alternative form of let-down.

thwarting

• v. present participle of thwart.
• n. An instance of blocking or obstructing.

vexation

• n. The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating.
• n. The state of being vexed or irritated.