Definition of disgruntle
disgruntled
;disgruntling
play \-ˈgrənt-liŋ, -ˈgrən-təl-iŋ\transitive verb
: to make ill-humored or discontented —usually used as a participial adjective they were a very disgruntled crew — Flannery O'Connor angry letters from disgruntled readers
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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
Recent Examples of disgruntle from the Web
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Artan had told the co-worker several times that fall he was disgruntled with school and wanted to drop out, according to the records.
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The man in the moon’s disgruntled face sports an oversize space capsule stuck in his right eye.
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Origin and Etymology of disgruntle
dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen, frequentative of grunten to grunt
First Known Use: 1682
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