disgruntle

verb

dis·grun·tle | \dis-ˈgrən-tᵊl

disgruntled; disgruntling\-ˈgrənt-liŋ,

-ˈgrən-tᵊl-iŋ \

Definition of disgruntle

: to make ill-humored or discontented —usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew— Flannery O'Connorangry letters from disgruntled readers

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Synonyms & Antonyms for disgruntle

Synonyms

alien, alienate, disaffect, estrange, sour

Antonyms

reconcile

Examples of disgruntle in a Sentence

an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore

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Like Padgett, Hahn was careful not to feel too disgruntled after early misfires. — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, "Collegiate golfers Wells Padgett and Jordan Hahn lead Southwestern Amateur golf tournament," 15 June 2018 There are also more votes to come in the Commons later this month, on separate Brexit legislation, that could see disgruntled Conservative MPs stage a rebellion. — Jane Merrick, CNN, "Theresa May's day of Brexit reckoning is coming, sooner or later," 11 June 2018 But the fan base became disgruntled since Temple has been to the NCAA just once in the last five seasons. — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, "Temple makes it official: Aaron McKie to succeed Fran Dunphy in 2019-20," 11 Apr. 2018 The easy thing to do would be to dismiss the film, the subjects, and their claims; to spread disinformation about them as lazy, disgruntled, troublemaking officers. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "Crime + Punishment," 22 Aug. 2018 But if his last contribution to the club is to help win the European Cup, not many can be left feeling disgruntled. — SI.com, "Why Liverpool's Champions League Final Squad Is Capable of Making it Number 6 in Kiev," 24 May 2018 Tesla lawyers said Tripp, who worked at the Gigafactory as a technician from October to last week, was disgruntled over a lost promotion. — Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, "Saboteur or whistleblower? Battle between Elon Musk and former Tesla employee turns ugly, exposing internal rancor," 22 June 2018 Passengers aboard a CrossCountry Train in England were disgruntled to discover their long-distance express train from Newcastle to Reading ended up in Pontefract, which is roughly two hours by car in the wrong direction. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Train gets ‘lost’ in England when driver ‘went the wrong way’," 26 May 2018 The suggestion Cabrera is disgruntled about being in Detroit has apparently upset the veteran, though. — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Miguel Cabrera: 'I was joking' with ex-Marlins prez on leaving Tigers," 18 May 2018

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