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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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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
The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers disgruntled by the lengthy delay to unveil new evidence voted Tuesday to subpoena Maxwell to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 July 2025
With many disgruntled by having to walk up Montjuic hill and all the problems that entails as Barca temporarily uses the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, it was expected that Culers could meet their new home in November 2024 to coincide with the club’s 125th anniversary.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Many Spurs fans are disgruntled, and protests aimed at chairman Daniel Levy took place before and after yesterday’s game.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Lawmakers disgruntled by the lengthy delay to unveil new evidence voted Tuesday to subpoena Maxwell to testify before the House Oversight Committee.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 July 2025
With many disgruntled by having to walk up Montjuic hill and all the problems that entails as Barca temporarily uses the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, it was expected that Culers could meet their new home in November 2024 to coincide with the club’s 125th anniversary.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Many Spurs fans are disgruntled, and protests aimed at chairman Daniel Levy took place before and after yesterday’s game.
—Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
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Opposition to the war grew in Australia along with the Palestinian death toll, and last September the government angered Israeli leaders by supporting other like-minded Western nations, including Canada and the United Kingdom, by formally recognizing Palestinian statehood.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Republican senators, who were responding to the revelation subpoenas of members’ phone records by former special counsel Jack Smith in his 2020 election probe, had previously blindsided and angered the House by including that provision in a bill to end the historic government shutdown.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries and capturing leaders who displease them, with a lawlessness that by comparison makes the 2003 invasion of Iraq seem as lawyered up as a bank merger.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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But Newsom’s decision to leave LaMalfa’s seat vacant as long as possible has infuriated California Republicans.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Besides playing with his usual defensive edginess, Larsson chipped in 16 points (7-for-9 shooting), nine assists, six rebounds and a steal and twice managed to infuriate normally mild-manner veteran DeMar DeRozan, who body checked him to the ground on one sequence and clotheslined him on another.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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In particular, you might be concerned or annoyed about financial issues with a friend or a group.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Here are two habits that often annoy people the most, and reliably signal that a partner is deeply invested in you.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This claim — and the American military intervention in Venezuela this weekend — has outraged some in neighboring Colombia, particularly those on the left, who warn of American interventionism and regional hegemony.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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Black Lives Matter leaders, who hosted the Sunday night vigil, are outraged by what happened.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Researchers have found that companies risk alienating employees, customers, and investors by taking a side.—
Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump should ask himself whether stirring a hornet’s nest serves any purpose other than pointlessly alienating a benevolent neighbor that is beginning to pad its insurance policy by reaching out to non-hemispheric powers.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The relationship between the owner and head coach soured toward the end of the Patriots' dynasty with Belichick at the helm.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The trial comes at a moment when public opinion around social media has soured, with a growing sentiment among parents, mental health professionals, lawmakers and even children themselves that the apps do more harm than good.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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An email to Damon has also been leaked, as have a slew of texts between Lively and her reportedly estranged pal Taylor Swift, who Baldoni’s camp now intends to call as a hostile witness.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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She is set to recur as Jenny Ballard, Renée Ballard’s (Maggie Q) estranged mom.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Disgruntle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntle. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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