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frustration

noun [C or U] (FEELING)
 
 
/frʌsˈtreɪ.ʃən/

Definition

B2 the feeling of being annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want, or something that makes you feel like this: I could sense his frustration at not being able to help. This job has more than its fair share of frustrations.Boredom, tedium and boring things
(Definition of frustration noun (FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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