(n.) An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.
Example Sentences:
(1) What a bummer.” Wolf Blitzer and Chuck Schumer said their own goodbyes, and secretary of state John Kerry thanked The Daily Show host for reliably putting him to sleep every night.
(2) Feig called the poster "a bummer" and expressed regret that he had so little control over the film's promotional materials.
(3) But let’s pause and turn up the bummer dial on the amp and consider a few more practical things: 1.
(4) He harps repeatedly on “liberal progressives” and goes back into the history books to castigate them, because otherwise the theory that Obama is not a Beltway centrist bummer and is instead the apotheosis of a “liberal progressive tradition” makes no sense.
(5) Slate is the star of the independent film Obvious Child , which has been hugely feted since its release in the States and, somewhat less pleasingly for all those involved in the movie, been dubbed by the US media as “the abortion romcom.” “Ugh, that is such a bummer, that term.
(6) Summer on Channel 4, then: quite literally a bummer.
(7) For a less chill national party chairman, the kind of headlines about Bannon that have surfaced in the last week could be a real bummer.
(8) In the meantime, she knows the reality of trying to beat the spammers: "The bummer is that it's an arms race," Harvey says.
(9) Almond and kale smoothie Gwyneth Paltrow juice recipes: Almond & Kale Photograph: Rob White for the Guardian This might sound like a bummer, but it's incredibly delicious and absolutely packed with nutrition.
Frustration
Definition:
(n.) The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the frustration of one's designs
Example Sentences:
(1) Michael Schumacher’s manager hopes F1 champion ‘will be here again one day’ Read more Last year, Red Bull were frustrated by Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda as they desperately looked for a new engine supplier.
(2) He had been extremely frustrated that indicators of economic recovery over the past few days had been drowned out by the clamour over the Labour leadership.
(3) Gallic wine sales in the UK have been tumbling for the past 20 years, but the news that France, once the largest exporter to these shores, has slipped behind Australia, the United States, Italy and now South Africa will have producers gnawing their knuckles in frustration.
(4) The pattern of results is consistent with a role for the dorsal bundle in attentional processes but appears to contradict the predictions required if the dorsal bundle were to have a role in frustrative nonreward.
(5) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
(6) At the weekend the couple’s daughter, Holly Graham, 29, expressed frustration at the lack of information coming from the Foreign Office and the tour operator that her parents travelled with.
(7) Conclusion 1 says that "deliberate attempts were made to frustrate these interviews" – which appears to be an exaggeration.
(8) It is deeply moving hearing him talk now – as if from the grave – about a Christmas Day when he felt so frustrated and cut-off from his family that he had to go into the office to escape.
(9) "It's immensely frustrating and I've got to the point now where I can't do internships," he said.
(10) The announcement comes amid mounting frustration in the international community over Israel’s continued settlement activity, regarded by many countries as illegal.
(11) Hinton-Teoh says: “People are frustrated because it’s taken so long, there’s a valid frustration of the laboured nature of achieving marriage equality.
(12) In many ways, perhaps, but it also must be hugely frustrating for Arsenal’s followers that their team waited until the second leg before reminding us of their qualities.
(13) It frustrates customers, eats up their data allowance and can jeopardise their privacy.
(14) These results support Frankl's theory that sexual frustration may be a manifestation of a more general existential frustration.
(15) Manchester City frustrated by Everton and Sterling’s late penalty claim Read more More than anyone, Giroud took the game to Liverpool.
(16) His normally excellent first touch often let him down and he grew frustrated with the constant attention he received from his Colombian markers.
(17) Are we moving from a culture where MPs stayed in parliament until booted out, to one where many do five years and move on, frustrated and exhausted?
(18) Though the exercises have given the US a chance to vent its frustration at what appears to be state-sponsored espionage and theft on an industrial scale, China has been belligerent.
(19) In the not too distant past, veterinarians, frustrated by lack of technical competence, ignored the emotional needs of clients.
(20) Troh, a 54-year-old nursing assistant, issued a statement on Wednesday that said: “I trust a thorough examination will take place regarding all aspects of his care … I am now dealing with the sorrow and anger that his son was not able to see him before he died.” That appeared to be a reference to frustration at the hospital’s initial failure to diagnose him correctly, and a delay of several days before they treated him with experimental drugs.