dis·grun·tled
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Definition of disgruntled
: 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 … a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers …— Kevin McGurk The crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.— Christopher Cooper & Robert Block
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of disgruntled was in 1830
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