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disgruntled

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verb

past tense of disgruntle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disgruntled
Adjective
Directed by Geeta Gandbhir, the film tells the story of a neighborhood dispute in Ocala, Florida, centered around a disgruntled resident named Susan Lorincz. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025 Afterward, veteran starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who did not pitch well, was asked what his message is for disgruntled fans. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports. 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 See All Example Sentences for disgruntled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntled
Adjective
  • Fueling your body inadequately will leave you feeling dissatisfied and undernourished.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Farage isn’t the only person dissatisfied.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • This has infuriated the soybean farmers.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.
    Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Fat Joe said that a frustrated Bruno removed himself from the conversation and went to sit on the other side of the venue at the unspecified awards show.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And so Ben Richards, in the book, is very frustrated with the system.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, after the pandemic—which initially decimated sales but then led to a surge in business that overwhelmed REI’s supply chain and operations—Artz made moves that angered many employees.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The real estate developer who angered Benbrook residents this past summer with his plan to build in a floodplain has been indicted on felony charges in Parker County for alleged misappropriation of funds and theft.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was annoyed when people advocated that.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Laurene Allen, an environmental advocate who lives in Merrimack, New Hampshire, where PFNA was one of several forever chemicals discovered in drinking water in 2016, was awaiting the report and is frustrated and enraged by its delay.
    Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As a huge golf lover myself, I was enraged by having to listen to the constant abuse and unsporting behaviour of the crowd.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntled. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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