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The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something

The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

Something that causes irritation or frustration

A state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with authority

The state or fact of being troublesome or aggravating

The fact or state of being boring, or of feeling bored

The act or instance of being defeated or failing

The action of inhibiting a process

A situation that is difficult or dangerous

Contrary or conflicting purposes or aims

The act of neutralizing

The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back

A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

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Noun

The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

disillusionment

chip on your shoulder

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

demoralization^US

discombobulation

being rubbed up the wrong way

demoralisation^UK

apprehensiveness

emotional suffering

mental suffering

slough of despond

heavyheartedness

broken-heartedness

mid-life crisis

unconsolability

Sturm und Drang

low-spiritedness

butterflies in the stomach

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“Homer would laugh cruelly at the dolphin's frustration before it stole his hot dog as revenge.”

Noun

The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfillment of something

“His creative energy would continue to be celebrated, but at the cost of the frustration of his ambition to devote himself primarily to sculpture.”

Noun

Something that causes irritation or frustration

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

source of irritation

source of annoyance

thorn in the flesh

bane of one's life

source of vexation

thorn in one's side

source of aggravation

burr under someone's saddle

burr in someone's saddle

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

inopportuneness

trials and tribulations

source of disruption

stumbling block

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

stroke of bad luck

fly in the ointment

source of difficulty

thorn in your side

cause for concern

pain in the behind

cause of annoyance

reversal of fortune

source of trouble

difficult situation

boring situation

tiresome person

negative aspect

fatal attraction

teething trouble

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

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“Slow-walking pedestrians are a constant frustration to those of us who are in a hurry.”

Noun

A state or feeling of being dissatisfied, especially with authority

dissatisfaction

disillusionment

discontentedness

chip on your shoulder

righteous anger

a rude awakening

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

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Noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or aggravating

troublesomeness

inopportuneness

uncomfortableness

trials and tribulations

incommodiousness

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Noun

The fact or state of being boring, or of feeling bored

dissatisfaction

world-weariness

lack of variety

lack of variation

lack of excitement

uninterestingness

commonplaceness

lack of interest

featurelessness

characterlessness

repetitiousness

flavourlessness

long-windedness

interminableness

unchangeableness

lack of imagination

lack of flavour

unimaginativeness

unremarkableness

standardization^US

standardisation^UK

lack of diversity

conventionality

lack of originality

lack of inspiration

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Noun

The act or instance of being defeated or failing

falling through

lack of success

coming to nothing

unsuccessfulness

flash in the pan

bolt out of the blue

bolt from the blue

source of distress

kick in the teeth

fall from grace

dumb thing to do

impecuniousness

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Noun

The action of inhibiting a process

stumbling block

nipping in the bud

putting an end to

putting an stop to

keeping in check

keeping under control

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

circumscription

millstone around your neck

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

small difficulty

stumbling stone

mountain to climb

stone in one's path

defensive measures

thorn in one's side

line of demarcation

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Noun

A situation that is difficult or dangerous

sticky situation

awkward situation

difficult situation

tricky situation

fine kettle of fish

no-win situation

pretty kettle of fish

unfortunate situation

problematic situation

critical situation

tight situation

ticklish situation

desperate straits

serious problem

sorry condition

complicated situation

spot of trouble

urgent situation

hard nut to crack

dog's breakfast

difficult choice

with nowhere to turn

serious dilemma

serious complication

large difficulty

serious predicament

worst-case scenario

reversal of fortune

potential crisis

emergency situation

situational problem

diffict situation

mass of problems

botched situation

troublesome situation

between a rock and a hard place

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

source of trouble

thorn in the flesh

extreme suffering

state of perplexity

state of uncertainty

delicate situation

troublesome problem

unpredictable situation

complex problem

hour of decision

point of no return

moment of truth

decisive moment

point of contention

matter of contention

stroke of ill luck

unforeseen circumstances

bone of contention

sensitive issue

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Noun

Contrary or conflicting purposes or aims

misunderstanding

Noun

The act of neutralizing

neutralisation^UK

neutralization^US

counterbalancing

Noun

The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back

putting to flight

Noun

A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

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