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Frustration

/frʌˈstreɪʃən/
Frustration is a feeling of annoyance or anger caused by being unable to do something or by opposition.

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Examples:

I press still failing to get a lid on my frustration.

Exhaling my frustration, I turn back around.

She has a high tolerance for frustration.

Etymology:

etymology
From the Latin frustratio, meaning a deception or disappointment, and frustratus, the past participle of frustrare, meaning to deceive or disappoint. The word entered English in the mid-15th century.

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