dissatisfied
adjective
dis·sat·is·fied
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsa-təs-ˌfīd 
: expressing or showing lack of satisfaction : not pleased or satisfied
dissatisfied customers
dissatisfied with his response
Examples of dissatisfied in a Sentence
the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied
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The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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The players were dissatisfied with their shooting and focused on playing good defense when shots weren’t falling.
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Roughly 72% of Americans are dissatisfied with the country’s direction, according to a February poll by Gallup.
—From Staff Reports, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Slipping back into my usual dissatisfied and complaining self.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
The players were dissatisfied with their shooting and focused on playing good defense when shots weren’t falling.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
Roughly 72% of Americans are dissatisfied with the country’s direction, according to a February poll by Gallup.
—From Staff Reports, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dissatisfied
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“Dissatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissatisfied. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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