frustration vs gripe

frustration

noun
  • The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated. 

  • A thing that frustrates. 

  • The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance. 

  • The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to. 

  • Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular. 

gripe

noun
  • A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. 

  • A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. 

  • The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. 

  • The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. 

  • Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. 

  • An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. 

verb
  • To suffer griping pains. 

  • To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. 

  • To annoy or bother. 

  • To complain; to whine. 

How often have the words frustration and gripe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )