as in disappointing
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as in infuriating
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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as in displeasing
to make discontented
a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore
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While this kind of miss can be disappointing, sellers may be overreacting in this case.
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Some purchases are made to reassure investors after a disappointing quarter.
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The Iranians moved their training base from Arizona to Mexico, and the team has been required to leave Los Angeles right after both matches, infuriating Ghalenoei.
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If only the look from the outside-in had measured up the same way instead of descending into a fiasco as thousands faced infuriating delays getting to the stadium.
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But many Spotify users voiced displeasure at the change-up, with some complaining that the disco ball looked pixelated on a small phone screen and, generally, was visually displeasing.
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Still, this was a discouraging result for anyone wearing yellow in Kansas City.
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The Chicago Blackhawks needed plenty after a discouraging 2024-25 season.
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Younger, more far left candidates across the nation, from California to Indiana, are running this year to try and oust older, longtime congressional incumbents — angering Democratic Party leaders.
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But Schnur said the governor likely also has concerns about angering one of his biggest backers.
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Weird; annoying even – but the floaters did not seem urgent.
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My biggest concern about adding a tracking device around Mya’s neck was annoying her or creating disruption.
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The storm let up before daybreak, but the morning was gray and cheerless with a cold wind.
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This episode is disappointingly cheerless overall—it’s not frosted, tinsely, glowing, silver with bells and mist, or snowy.
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Diluting the MacBook Pro's Identity Apple’s push to a uniform user interface risks eroding the professional identity of the MacBook Pro, and risks alienating the creatives’ need for desktop levels of usability for mobile-first accessibility.
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Espinoza agreed, stating that raising tuition was a hardship but preferable to alienating the neighborhood that had supported the JCC for 35 years.
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“Disgruntling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntling. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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