frustration

That man was Xavier Cortada, a gay man who wrote of his frustration that he and his partner of eight years were unable to marry.

After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”

My survival no longer offers the time, but to see others expressing frustration they can barely put into words is helpful.

He also posted the results of the interactions that usually ended in frustration, but on rare successes, began with “DATE!”

Cook walked more slowly than most, stopping to engage with passersby who expressed their own frustration and support.

Smoke, whiskey, good music—they washed his mind clean of worry and frustration; he drifted off in a mist of unformed dreams.

"He died of frustration—or sorrow—over having killed the wrong man," Taylor said grimly.

They became silent under Emil's gaze of acute pathos—human life aware of its present frustration.

This frustration of Lincoln's ambition had a marked effect on his political views.

John Marshall Glenarm had explicitly provided against any such frustration of his plans.