(n.) The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.

baffle balk balking betrayed hope bewilderment blasted expectation blighted hope blow bother buffet check checkmate comedown confounding confoundment confusion cruel disappointment dash dashed hope defeat dilemma disappointment discomfiture discomposure disconcert disconcertedness disconcertion disconcertment disillusionment dissatisfaction disturbance embarrassment enigma failure fallen countenance fiasco fix fizzle foil foiling forlorn hope frustration hope deferred jam letdown mirage mystery nonplus perplexity perturbation pickle plight pother predicament problem puzzle puzzlement quandary rebuff repulse reversal reverse riddle rout scrape setback sore disappointment stew tantalization tease thwarting unassuredness upset