disgruntled
adjective
dis·grun·tled
dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld 
: unhappy and annoyed
a disgruntled employee
She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling… a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers …—Kevin McGurk
Kevin McGurkThe crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.—Christopher Cooper & Robert Block
Christopher Cooper & Robert BlockExamples of disgruntled in a Sentence
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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The Toronto Blue Jays will unlikely be able to trade one of their disgruntled players this offseason.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
And even if tracking the lapses were easier, a corporation exposing itself to collective criticism would risk revealing trade secrets to competitors, providing legal fodder to disgruntled users, or damaging its reputation.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
New data shows a growing number of disgruntled employees now prefer to exact workplace payback sooner than later.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
If not through reform, which has been attempted previously with only limited success, then perhaps through a military coup by disgruntled or even fearful top-ranking officers or former officers unwilling to risk another war like the one that killed their predecessors.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
And even if tracking the lapses were easier, a corporation exposing itself to collective criticism would risk revealing trade secrets to competitors, providing legal fodder to disgruntled users, or damaging its reputation.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
New data shows a growing number of disgruntled employees now prefer to exact workplace payback sooner than later.
—Bruce Crumley, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
If not through reform, which has been attempted previously with only limited success, then perhaps through a military coup by disgruntled or even fearful top-ranking officers or former officers unwilling to risk another war like the one that killed their predecessors.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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