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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
Trump has been dissatisfied with the standard of Air Force One since his first term.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
In Sin City Street Fight Drew McIntyre, arguably WWE’s best all-around performer, has been dissatisfied with his WrestleMania 41 role and rightfully so.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In March, they were dissatisfied by 62%-37%, less than 2-1.
47 - Most staffers were fired and most contracts cancelled at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Like in the United Kingdom and Germany, young voters are disproportionately likely to be dissatisfied with mainstream parties and their partisanship is dramatically weaker.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
In Sin City Street Fight Drew McIntyre, arguably WWE’s best all-around performer, has been dissatisfied with his WrestleMania 41 role and rightfully so.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In March, they were dissatisfied by 62%-37%, less than 2-1.
47 - Most staffers were fired and most contracts cancelled at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Like in the United Kingdom and Germany, young voters are disproportionately likely to be dissatisfied with mainstream parties and their partisanship is dramatically weaker.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
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Many fans will be disappointed United were unable to persuade the 22-year-old to stay.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Much modern architecture does disappoint.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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But the corporate chiefs also know that Trump is a vengeful man with the power to target anyone who speaks out against him, or any business that displeases him.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Comments about my fast walk annoy me.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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