1
as in to anger
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS
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2
as in to displease
to make discontented
a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore
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Recent Examples of disgruntle
Many Spurs fans are disgruntled, and protests aimed at chairman Daniel Levy took place before and after yesterday’s game.
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Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite the team’s glittering history, current Giants fans have grown disgruntled by the lack of recent success.
—Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Considering his injury history and tearing his Achilles for the second time, Watson might not land a starting job with another team and should be disgruntled and ask for a trade if not named the starter.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But this year, Spotify Wrapped sucked the joy right out of the beginning of the month with a lackluster data dump that disgruntled several users online.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Despite the team’s glittering history, current Giants fans have grown disgruntled by the lack of recent success.
—Ben Church, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Considering his injury history and tearing his Achilles for the second time, Watson might not land a starting job with another team and should be disgruntled and ask for a trade if not named the starter.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
But this year, Spotify Wrapped sucked the joy right out of the beginning of the month with a lackluster data dump that disgruntled several users online.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntle
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The attack angered the Gulf nation, and left the only diplomatic track working to bring a ceasefire to Gaza in limbo.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kimmel's comments on Monday night about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing angered the administration.—
Clare Lombardo,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The death penalty is part of it, but stomping on civil rights is at the heart of it — ruthlessly exploiting anxiety about crime to aim repression at whatever displeases him, from immigration protesters to murderers.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Slightly ironic for a man who in his time as the team’s GM this century has infuriated all parts of Cowboys nation.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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The scale of the destruction shocked and infuriated Cutright, according to a different source familiar with the incident who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Radar Online, one British royal family member who was especially annoyed at Camilla’s trip was Charles’ own sister, Princess Anne.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
21 Sep. 2025
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Still, Shannon is down in the dumps and annoyed by Tamra’s neediness to be forgiven for past sins.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other Sky fans were similarly surprised and outraged by an unexpected announcement of an automatic renewal with a substantial increase last year.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Musk’s stint in the White House, subsequent split from the president, and continued embrace of right-wing causes has alienated consumers across the political spectrum, polls have repeatedly found.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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An affable dad who avoids divisive topics like politics and religion in favor of gentler, autobiographical material that tends to cast him as a well-meaning fool, the Tennessee native is also the rare comic capable of appealing to, or at least not actively alienating, a broad swathe of viewers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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But Greenfield and Cohen’s relationship with Unilever soured over the past several years, particularly after Ben & Jerry’s resolved to cease selling its ice cream in Israeli settlements in 2021.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
17 Sep. 2025
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The latest dip is largely due to souring attitudes among Democrats and, to a lesser degree, independents.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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High Potential ended its first season by confirming that Morgan’s estranged ex is alive and well, thus bumping the search for Ava’s father to the top of Morgan’s priority list moving forward.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
16 Sep. 2025
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At this time, Colin and Hannah are estranged from Kate.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Disgruntle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntle. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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