dissatisfy

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verb dis·sat·is·fy \ -ˌfī \

Definition of dissatisfy

transitive verb

:to fail to satisfy :displease

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Examples of dissatisfy in a Sentence

She was dissatisfied by the poor service.
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater

Recent Examples of dissatisfy from the Web

Miners already dissatisfied with Segwit2x decided not to make that upgrade earlier this year, forming a new cryptocurrency offshoot dubbed Bitcoin Cash.

— lucinda shen, Fortune, "Bitcoin Surged to a New High Adding $17 Billion in Just Over a Week," 17 Aug. 2017
More than 60 percent of Vinton County residents polled said they were dissatisfied with the price of Internet service.

— jeremy pelzer, cleveland.com, "In Vinton County, high-speed Internet is often still a pipe dream: Ohio Matters," 16 Aug. 2017
Rawlings-Blake removed the previous director, saying she was dissatisfied with the agency’s performance.

— luke broadwater, baltimoresun.com, "CitiStat director leaves to become Towson University chief of staff," 3 Aug. 2017
THE FACTS: Trump is entitled to be dissatisfied with his attorney general but there’s a backstory.

— Washington Post, "AP FACT CHECK: Trump off base on vets, health payments," 31 July 2017
Dissatisfied with what was on the market, Chanel launched her first lip color collection in 1924.

— lauren valenti, Vogue, "The 3 Biggest Beauty Breakthroughs by Coco Chanel," 3 July 2017
The 2017 races were supposed to be a prelude to the Democrats’ grand plan to win control of the House next year -- based largely on the expectation that voters will be dissatisfied with Trump and fellow Republicans who control Congress.

— Fox News, "Republican Handel wins Georgia special House election," 20 June 2017
Democrats already have approved bills to change the school funding formula, update rules on worker injury insurance and allow for consolidation of local governments, but Rauner is dissatisfied with them.

— kim geiger, chicagotribune.com, "Rauner calls special session amid gridlock, end-of-month deadline," 15 June 2017
In the email, Sullivan said school officials had continued to hear that parents were dissatisfied the short-term solution.

— suzanne baker, Will County, "STEPS leaving Wheatland School, shocking parents," 9 June 2017

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