as in frustrated
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied
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as in disappointed
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater
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as in displeased
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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Recent Examples of dissatisfied
Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Farage isn’t the only person dissatisfied.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The event intends to create a conservative alternative for viewers dissatisfied with the football league's direction.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Farage isn’t the only person dissatisfied.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
The group confronted Turner about the donation at the February 2024 board meeting, and dissatisfied with her response, at least four of them — those who made the whistleblower complaint — resigned, according to the complaint.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The event intends to create a conservative alternative for viewers dissatisfied with the football league's direction.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfied
Adjective
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Instead, after entering the third period tied, the Wild got absolutely dominated by the Pittsburgh Penguins to once again disappoint the frustrated home crowd during what has been a miserable start to this 2025-26 campaign.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dolfans have literally suffered this season -- been disappointed and even angered by it.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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From a religious perspective, King Edward IV passed these laws on the grounds that God was displeased by anything other than modest clothing – for the lower classes, anyway.—
Michael Watson,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At first, the disillusioned cop is happy to waste his days away.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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In January 1919, disillusioned communists attempted their own violent revolution, today known as the Spartacist Uprising.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Manchester City 3-1 Bournemouth Sunderland vs Everton David Moyes has not been back on the touchline at the Stadium of Light since his unhappy spell in charge of Sunderland ended in relegation in 2017.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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But if Brown is that unhappy with his status on the team, perhaps moving him would be addition by subtraction, as Florio suggested.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One report, citing a source close to Sheridan, even claimed the writer was annoyed that Paramount sent too many of its top suits to a meeting designed to keep Sheridan onboard, arguing that Ellison had messed up by bringing more than two execs along with him.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Simonson suggested that bartenders don’t really disdain the Bloody Mary; they just are annoyed at having to make what is almost universally considered a brunch drink after hours.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For aggrieved wives of cheating husbands, a rising new professional service in China offers an innovative solution.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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He’s slated to shake hands at a meeting of The 46, a group of powerful, aggrieved men named for the order in which Oklahoma gained statehood.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Dissatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfied. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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