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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntlement
Noun
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In the weeks since the show's finale dropped, some fans online have voiced their dissatisfaction with its conclusion, even spreading conspiracy theories about a nonexistent possible bonus episode.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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That dissatisfaction persists despite constitutional amendments approved by lawmakers and voters aimed at lowering school property taxes.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Beloved Javier Bardem stars as an acclaimed film director who reunites with his unsuccessful actress daughter on a movie after years of estrangement in Spanish director Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s first movie in four years.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 Jan. 2026
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Different explanations have been given about the exact reason for their estrangement.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
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But Taylor, who studies how the internet interacts with culture, says the rise of vagueposting coincides with a public discontent with just how grasping social media has become.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Jan. 2026
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The protests quickly spread, with people joining marches across the country to denounce not only the economic woes, but to air wider discontent with the country's hardline regime.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
9 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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In a recent interview on Travis and Jason Kelce's New Heights podcast, Clooney humorously observed how the twins' nascent teenage disaffection is keeping his A-list ego in check.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
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Spoelstra on Herro Spoelstra did address Herro in his Thursday comments prior to the postponement, when asked about Herro’s seeming displeasure in being utilized as a reserve in the loss to the Timberwolves.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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The first waves of unrest had already broken three days before Kalimuendo’s signing was made official, when Nuno Espirito Santo made his displeasure public for the first time, on August 15.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tracy’s script skewers the hollow moral language of powerful corporate elites like Stone’s character, while also probing the anger and alienation driving Teddy and Don, treating their bonkers beliefs with both satire and unsettling flashes of emotional truth.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a world in which that kind of alienation is pervasive, Cash’s look is refreshing.—
Niela Orr,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Disgruntlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntlement. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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