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as in disappoints
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 displeases
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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If Starship stalls or autonomy disappoints, his paper trillion evaporates.
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This is one of the big reasons so much AI work disappoints.
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Patel hasn’t been reluctant to fight back against reporting that displeases him.
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Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?
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One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.
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“Dissatisfies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfies. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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