as in frustrated
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied
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as in disappointed
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater
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as in displeased
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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Recent Examples of dissatisfied
Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The duo agreed that women were dissatisfied with the offerings on the market and deserved more.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2021, ManoMano was dissatisfied with its logistics partner and had made that rare decision to sever the relationship.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
And if political leaders are dissatisfied with an agency whose sole purpose is to market the island, what comes next?
—Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The new team went on to shoot multiple episodes, but Marvel Studios was dissatisfied, ultimately replacing the creative team with showrunner Dario Scardapane.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
The duo agreed that women were dissatisfied with the offerings on the market and deserved more.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2021, ManoMano was dissatisfied with its logistics partner and had made that rare decision to sever the relationship.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
And if political leaders are dissatisfied with an agency whose sole purpose is to market the island, what comes next?
—Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissatisfied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfied
Adjective
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Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Those looking for salvation from Beijing are likely to be disappointed.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Mar. 2025
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Others were disappointed on the teen's behalf that her dad didn't step in to support her.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the fall of 1945, a Holocaust survivor makes an unlikely alliance with a disillusioned German captain looking to exact justice on a notorious SS squad.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
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But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the industry’s workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sapientia, a powerful AI that has balanced world peace, is the target of the discontented terrorists.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Michael Thaddeus, a math professor and vice president of a Columbia faculty group suing the Trump administration to restore the federal funding, expressed concerns that Shipman did not have a background in academia, especially in knowing how to reach out to a broad group of discontented students.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Their presidential candidate, Erika Meza, a 25-year veteran teacher from the Southeast Side, is unhappy with what CTU has come to symbolize.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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However, the Palestinians are unhappy with the speed of FIFA’s inquiries.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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In Nixon in China, the aggrieved president is heartfelt about healing a global schism.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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So, the aggrieved son of King Charles III relied on Meredith Maines, the new chief communications officer for his and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation, to arrange an interview with the BBC.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Miami went 12-21 after trading the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors in February for Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and the 2025 Warriors first-round pick (No. 20 overall) before being on the wrong side of the most-lopsided playoff series in NBA history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Instead, the secretary blamed the disclosure of the second Signal chat on leaks from disgruntled former staff members.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Dissatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfied. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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