FRUSTRATE, FRUSTRATED, FRUSTRATING, FRUSTRATION
ADJECTIVES
1529 — FRUSTRATORY tending to frustrate, balk, defeat, or make void → obs.
1643 — FRUSTRANEOUS leading to frustration, vain, useless, ineffectual, unprofitable → obs.
1673 — FRUSTRABLE capable of being frustrated or made ineffectual → obs.
1843 — CUT DOWN troubled, vexed, disconcerted, frustrated, dejected → Amer. dial.
1862 — STYMIED confused; frustrated; in difficulties → orig. US
1900 — ILL frustrated → African-American sl.
1967 — TWATTING an intensifier expressing contempt, hostility, annoyance, frustration, etc. → UK sl.
1970 — GAGGED frustrated; upset → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — GAGGERED frustrated; upset → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1889 — BALDHEADED to the point of frustration or exhaustion → US sl.
INTERJECTIONS
1589 — DAMN! — DAMN IT! an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
1780 — DERN! — DERN IT! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc.
1780 — DURN! — DURN IT! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc.
1781 — DARN! — DARN IT! an exclamation of disappointment, annoyance, irritation, frustration, etc.
1787 — DANG! — DANG IT! damn! an exclamation of disappointment, irritation, frustration, etc. → euphemism
1829 — DAD BURN! — DAG BURN! blast it! an exclamation of surprise, irritation or frustration → Amer. sl.
1843 — THAT’S DONE IT an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
1869 — SACRÉ BLEU! used for registering shock, frustration, anger, esp. in a context of Frenchness → UK usage
1903 — OH FUDGE! a mild expression of disappointment or frustration → sl.
1929 — FUCK an exclamation of anger, despair, frustration, alarm, etc. → sl.
1929 — NERTS! — NERTZ! used to express frustration → US sl.
1932 — CRAP an exclamation of disgust, frustration, disappointment, etc.
1943 — DAMN AND BLAST! used to express anger or frustration → UK sl.
1952 — SON OF A GUN! expressing surprise or frustration → Amer.
1960 — I DON’T GIVE A MONKEY’S (FUCK) an expression of one’s annoyance, frustration, or defiance → UK sl.
1963 — OH, FIDDLE-FADDLE! used as a non-profane expression of frustration → US sl.
1966 — OH MY STARS! used to express frustration → US sl.
1987 — CHRIST ALMIGHTY! user as a register of anger, frustration, wonder, etc. → UK
1994 — ARSE! expressing frustration, regret, or annoyance; damn! → UK sl.
2000 — DINGNUTS! used for registering annoyance or frustration as a euphemism for ‘bollocks’ → UK sl.
2002 — NARF! used to express frustration → US sl.
NOUNS
1488 — FRUSTER frustration, disappointment → Sc. obs.
1802 — SICKENER — SICKNER anything depressing, disappointing, or frustrating; a sad outcome → sl.
1883 — ALBATROSS a source of frustration, obstruction, or guilt, from which it is difficult to rid oneself; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance
1883 — ALBATROSS AROUND ONE’S NECK guilt, the haunting past, an unforgettable problem; a source of frustration or obstruction; a burden, an encumbrance; a hindrance
1910 — STYMIE a frustrating situation → sl.
1946 — THE ABDABS a state of enraged frustration → UK sl.
1946 — THE HABDABS a state of enraged frustration → UK sl.
1946 — THE SCREAMING ABDABS a state of enraged frustration → UK sl.
1957 — AGOMENT aggravation, annoyance, frustration → Amer. dial.
1987 — DUMMY SPIT an outburst of anger or frustration regarded as childish or immature → colloq.
PHRASES
1901 — SPITTING CHIPS indicates one is angry or frustrated → sl.
VERBS
1485 — PREVENE to anticipate, to take precautions against a danger, evil, etc.; to prevent, to frustrate, to evade → chiefly Sc., obs.
1513 — FRUSTER to render useless; to frustrate; to destroy, to ruin, to lay waste → 1513 obs.
1599 — OBVENT to prevent, to frustrate → obs.
1623 — LUDIFICATE to deceive, to beguile, to mock; also, to frustrate → obs.
1628 — VAIN to frustrate → obs.
1713 — LANGLE to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate → Sc.
1820 — BILK to cheat, to refuse to pay; to frustrate, to disappoint → Eng. sl.
1830 — PUT THE KIBOSH ON — PUT THE KYBOSH ON to frustrate, to ruin, to prevent, to jeopardize → sl.
1902 — STYMIE to impede, obstruct, frustrate, thwart a person, an activity, etc.
1905 — NAP to stop, to frustrate → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1928 — TAKE IT ON THE CHIN to undergo complete defeat or frustration → Amer. colloq.
1949 — PUT THE MOCKERS ON to frustrate someone’s plans; to jinx someone; to bring bad luck to
1950 — HAVE THE SCREAMING ABDABS to be in a state of enraged frustration → Royal Navy sl.
1972 — LICK THE RED OFF ONE’S CANDY to frustrate, to anger, to torment → Amer. dial.
1977 — SPIT OUT THE DUMMY to display excessive anger or frustration in a manner regarded as childish or immature; to throw a tantrum → colloq., orig. & chiefly Aust.
1978 — LICK THE MOLASSES OFF ONE’S BISCUIT to frustrate, to anger, to torment → Amer. dial.
1996 — VENT to express frustrations in larger-than-life dimensions; to let off steam → US sl.