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(Entry 1 of 2)
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
- a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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disgruntled
verb
past tense of disgruntle
Synonyms & Antonyms of disgruntled (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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
to make discontented
- a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore
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- calmed,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntled. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of disgruntled was in 1830
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