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as in to disappoint
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 to displease
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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Recent Examples of dissatisfy
However, the players union, the Professional Women’s Hockey League Players Association, dissatisfied with the PHF, formed its own league, the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The city’s decision to move the statue from its current location dissatisfied some in Palm Springs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Republican strategist Alex Conant agreed that Biden should try to steer the debate toward the future and away from a referendum on his stewardship of the economy, which has left most voters dissatisfied.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Specifically, a rising power may be dissatisfied with existing international arrangements and may seek to gain sufficient power to eventually change them.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The city’s decision to move the statue from its current location dissatisfied some in Palm Springs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Republican strategist Alex Conant agreed that Biden should try to steer the debate toward the future and away from a referendum on his stewardship of the economy, which has left most voters dissatisfied.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Specifically, a rising power may be dissatisfied with existing international arrangements and may seek to gain sufficient power to eventually change them.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for dissatisfy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
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Tojiro’s knives have been gaining attention for their high performance and budget pricing, and their bread knife doesn’t disappoint.Jesse Raub, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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Walmart stock could keep rewarding investors while Target’s could disappoint them for the following reasons: Walmart’s revenues are growing while Target’s decline.Peter Cohan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Butler closed 6 of 12 from the field and 11 of 13 from the line, displeased with the lack of a complete team effort.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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For example, for fear of displeasing its neighbor, South Korea has limited its missile defense program to mostly short-range technology.Robert A. Manning, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2014
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Husband and father Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) uproots an oversized Christmas tree, decorates his house with enough lights to cause a citywide power outage, and wrangles annoying family members, all in the hope of forcing a perfect Christmas.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The male roller makes a sport of annoying other birds that stray into its breeding area during the short mating season.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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