unsatisfied

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un·sat·is·fied | \ ˌən-ˈsa-təs-ˌfīd

Definition of unsatisfied

: not satisfied He is unsatisfied with the direction his life has taken. unsatisfied customers

Examples of unsatisfied in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ahead of the call, a senior administration official said the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with the Chinese. — Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2021 Ahead of the call, a senior administration official said the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with the Chinese. — Aamer Madhani And Joe Mcdonald, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2021 Ahead of the call, a senior administration official said the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with the Chinese. — Time, 10 Sep. 2021 Ahead of the call, a senior administration official said the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with the Chinese. — Aamer Madhani, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021 Ahead of the call, a senior administration official said the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with the Chinese. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2021 He was clearly unsatisfied with his own performance, but also appreciative for the win. — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2021 Motzko was left quite unsatisfied with his team's performance after Friday's 3-2 loss, a game where the Gophers took the lead twice before allowing Notre Dame its first lead – and game winner – just minutes before the final buzzer. — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 16 Jan. 2021 Yet this cadre of civil servants are increasingly unsatisfied with merely causing trouble for department or agency heads under GOP administrations. — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 10 June 2021

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