DISGRUNTLEMENT Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

disgruntlement

noun

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 However, the Mann family, who have fled to America, have problems with this, given their disgruntlement with the post Hitler state of their homeland. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2026 Meanwhile, City’s decision to host the Youth Cup final at their 7,000-capacity academy stadium — rather than their first-team stadium, in a break from competition custom — has provoked anger and upset within United, and even some disgruntlement from the blue half. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 13 May 2026 In the hours before the Twins were set to host their home opener, executive chair Tom Pohlad sat in the first-base dugout and, once again, acknowledged the disgruntlement of the fan base. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, online workplace reviews indicate employee disgruntlement. — Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026 Across TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, African Americans used the Annabelle doll to voice their disgruntlement with the southern plantation tourist industry in jest. — Essence, 29 Oct. 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

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Noun

Researchers and psychologists agree that this feeling can fuel anxiety, dissatisfaction, and a constant need to stay connected, for fear of missing an opportunity, an event, or an experience.

— Ana Morales, Vogue, 11 July 2026
Van Buren, a Democrat, perhaps sensing the electorate’s dissatisfaction with him amid difficult economic times, had a plan to paint Harrison’s Whig Party as politically corrupt.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of dissatisfaction

Noun

Shifting baseline syndrome was initially considered an evocative parable of humans’ estrangement from wild nature—a warning in the form of a hypothesis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
One source told People Elizabeth visited both brothers after their estrangement from one another.

— Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026

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Noun

The foreign agent designation prevents Nadezhdin from running in parliamentary elections this September, which are being closely watched for signs of public discontent.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 17 July 2026
South Africa’s history of violent anti-immigration riots stretches back to 2008, peaking again in 2015, 2019, and 2021, fueled by socioeconomic discontent.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

But as each new generation gets further away from the novel’s original milieu and the image of Holden Caulfield has become shorthand for privileged disaffection, its necessity in curricula has been questioned.

— Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Here, as ever, Kokopeli suggests that clinging to youthful talismans offers no protection against uncertainty, and reasserts the odd mix of disaffection and morbid glee produced by such reactionary impulses.

— Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of disaffection

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Many fans pushed back on the concept of microtransactions and voiced their displeasure on social media, and none were more vocal than YouTuber Bordeaux.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Yet the scale and intensity of the displeasure and conspiracy theories has escalated during the knockout stages of the competition.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of displeasure

Noun

In this attitude was a strange commingling of repugnance and desire, alienation and belonging, intimacy and coldness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Yet the men are wrenched apart, and the culprit seems to be nothing less than a hostile world, one marked by material scarcity and insurmountable alienation.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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