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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While one of her first moves — pushing specialized teachers into vacant classroom teaching jobs — angered the teachers' union, the new bonus for retirees was an idea that came from the union president, Ingrid Walker-Henry.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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This move had angered India, which pointed to China not getting punished despite its role as an even bigger importer of Russian energy.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Now parents to three children, Reynolds and his wife are still surprised by the reach of their anniversary story—but not displeased with it.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The attack infuriated Italy and Italians, who were upset that the United States didn't hold accountable those involved in the mob.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ball doesn’t seem annoyed by the memes yet, but the NBA season hasn’t officially started, so there’s still time.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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He was annoyed when people advocated that.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Longtime prejudices have meant that Latin artists have been regarded with suspicion, doubt, and even outrage throughout music history, but these attitudes have twisted into something far more intense and sinister as a result of the current administration.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The goal is to make the right person feel at home, without alienating anybody else.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Pew noted Democrats’ views grew more negative toward Republicans, fostering hostility that alienates swing voters.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Public sentiment toward the broader economy has also soured.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The mood has soured recently, though, with each side imposing additional curbs; new US tariffs come into effect today.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The accusations came after Harry—who is estranged from William, Kate and his father King Charles—sent a wreath and a handwritten letter to be placed in honor of his grandfather, Prince Philip, at the Burma Star Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in London on September 2025.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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Walton, who’d come out at 30 years old, was estranged from some of his.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Disgruntle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntle. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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