Frustration.

frus·tra·tion

  [fruh-strey-shuhn]  

noun

1.

act of frustrating;  state of being frustrated: the frustration ofthe president's efforts.

2.

an instance of being frustrated: to experience a series offrustrations before completing a project.

3.

something that frustrates,  as an unresolved problem.

4.

a feeling of dissatisfaction, often accompanied by anxiety ordepression, resulting from unfulfilled needs or unresolved problems.

Interesting.

I have another definition.  Frustration, to me, means putting the final back stitches into a project, and then running out of your supah speshul and ovah priced thread when you have about 30 more stitches to do before the entire thing is done AND THEN realize the local craft store is OUT OF THAT THREAD.

Frustration.

Yep, I think I have the basic understanding of that word!

(to be fair to my wonderful and accommodating cross-stitch supply store, they are out of the thread because SOMEONE bought it all... naming no name's or anything...  covers mirrors in house....  *sigh*)