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

Synonyms:

pest, sexy, thwarting, excite, defeat, bugbear, nuisance, trial, irk, paralysis, frisky, dismay, headache, inconvenience, want, fury, resentment, irritant, thorn, vexation, anger, proscription, hassle, rage, temper, pip, randy, desire, on the pull, licking, aggravation, grief, excited, asperity, discouragement, arouse, hot, ruffle, prevention, letdown, hair shirt, bother, rub, foiling, annoyance, outrage, mood, sabotage, botheration, peeve, retardation, aggro

disappointment, difficulty, failure

brake, drawback, bung, barrier, handicap, impasse, bafflement, deterrent, constraint, hindrance, snag, impedance, bottleneck, delay, complication, opposition, jam, restraint, drag, snarl, restriction, resistance, congestion, interruption, damper, impediment, mire, encumbrance, hurdle, entanglement, constipation, blockade, choke, obstacle, obstruction, tangle, plug, stoppage, burden, blockage, clog, catch, block, stop, stay, entrapment, disadvantage, crimp, dam, inhibition

despondence, wretchedness, angst, boredom, uncomfortableness, disquiet, exasperation, discomposure, misery, disgruntlement, non-satisfaction, cheerlessness, dissatisfaction, discomfort, anguish, gloominess, ennui, irritation, joylessness, sourness, inquietude, discontent, uneasiness, anxiety, displeasure, unhappiness

Usage examples:

• Seven years of being a good little boy got you nothing but the promise of present and future frustration. - "This Crowded Earth", Robert Bloch.
• For a long time they bore with patience the betrayal and frustration of their plans. - "A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3)", Felix Dahn.
• Anger was blazing in Paul's voice now, bitterness and frustration. - "Martyr", Alan Edward Nourse.