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as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
a survey showing the extent of people's satisfaction—or disgruntlement—with their marriages
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as in estrangement
the loss of friendship or affection
feelings of neglect that inevitably lead to disgruntlement among employees
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Recent Examples of disgruntlement
Across TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, African Americans used the Annabelle doll to voice their disgruntlement with the southern plantation tourist industry in jest.
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Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
What is really remarkable is how real-life events, such as the Mangione incident, collided with the making of this movie (shot in only 19 days), and the disgruntlement of common people who feel they are being ripped off by billionaires and corporations.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Beyond the disgruntlement common to locales everywhere when big developers arrive, Barbuda’s idiosyncratic customs around private property posed a more serious threat and enabled what activists describe as a land grab.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
So much so that, much to Jett’s disgruntlement, the Thorns’ publicity-hungry owner Flo (a very funny Jenifer Lewis) signs him to the team.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
What is really remarkable is how real-life events, such as the Mangione incident, collided with the making of this movie (shot in only 19 days), and the disgruntlement of common people who feel they are being ripped off by billionaires and corporations.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Beyond the disgruntlement common to locales everywhere when big developers arrive, Barbuda’s idiosyncratic customs around private property posed a more serious threat and enabled what activists describe as a land grab.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
So much so that, much to Jett’s disgruntlement, the Thorns’ publicity-hungry owner Flo (a very funny Jenifer Lewis) signs him to the team.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntlement
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Advertisement Spanberger has, at times, expressed dissatisfaction with the direction of the Democratic Party and its leadership.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Following Davidson’s outburst, Beachler was among the Black artists, along with actors Jamie Foxx and Wendell Pierce, who expressed dissatisfaction, hurt and anger at the way the British Academy and the BBC addressed Davidson’s outburst on Sunday night.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Since the death of her second husband, the art teacher, the estrangement from her family has weighed heavier.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The former prince’s estrangement from the royal family is the least of his woes, as the prince’s funds are running low amid legal troubles.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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After that, the protests broadened, and protesters expressed wider discontent with the country's hardline regime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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In almost every way that can be measured, Americans are communicating economic anxiety and discontent.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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The site leaned into the idea that the excellence of American institutions had been corroded by wokeism, publishing columns and first-person accounts about parents’ disaffection with progressive private-school education and Hollywood’s discrimination against conservatives.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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This confusion lay in the speech’s weaving, wending contradictions, and its shifts between tones, something Foster purposefully aimed for in telling the story of her life from child stardom to adult disaffection.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Redick later earned a technical himself – the team’s third of the game – after expressing displeasure over an uncalled goaltending courtesy of Celtics center Neemias Queta.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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At the time, the parents were vocal in their displeasure with Whitfield’s leadership, but there was little in the way of concrete evidence to support the claims against him.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Feb. 2026
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In a big city such as Chicago, the loneliness of alienation, one of the biggest tragedies of modern life, can be overcome through the collective spirit of Ramadan.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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That reconfigured his alienation, so to speak.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Disgruntlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntlement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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