the emotional state induced when one is blocked from reaching a goal. (559)

A feeling of anger or disappointment at not being able to achieve a goal or obtain something that you want. After waiting five minutes for the light to change at the intersection, the drivers began honking their horns in frustration. back

the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts

a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"

a condition of being disappointed, blocked, or prevented from doing something.

(a) As an event, the thwarting circumstances that block or interfere with goal-directed activity. (b) As a state, the annoyance, confusion, or anger engendered by being thwarted, disappointed, defeated.

The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs.

Feelings of discouragement or bewilderment that can be eliminated in the computer world with an understanding of what computers are and how they work.