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frus⋅tra⋅tion

  [fruh-strey-shuhn]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME frustracioun < L frustrātiōn- (s. of frustrātiō) deception, disappointment. See frustrate, -ion
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frus·tra·tion   (frŭ-strā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act of frustrating or an instance of being frustrated.
    2. The state of being frustrated.
  2. Something that serves to frustrate.
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Frustration

Frus*tra"tion\, n. [L. frustratio: cf. OF. frustration.] The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: frus·tra·tion
Pronunciation: "fr&s-'trA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act of frustrating b : the state or an instance of being frustrated c : something that frustrates
2 : a common-law doctrine of contract law: parties to a contract may be excused from performance even though performance is still possible if the reason for making the contract is partially or completely frustrated by a fortuitous event or by circumstances which are not the fault of either party called also frustration of purpose frustration of the venture —compare CAUSE 4, FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSE, IMPOSSIBILITY, IMPRACTICABILITY
NOTE: In order for frustration to be used as a successful defense to a breach of contract claim, the reason for making the contract must have been contemplated or recognized by both the contracting parties even though it was not expressed in the contract.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: frus·tra·tion
Pronunciation: (")fr&s-'trA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity anddissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs
2 : something that frustrates
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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frustration frus·tra·tion (frŭ-strā'shən)
n.

  1. The condition that results when an impulse or an action is thwarted by an external or an internal force.
  2. The blocking or thwarting of an impulse, purpose, or action.

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