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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 (PWHL).
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Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The figures help illustrate why many Americans have been dissatisfied with the economy since the pandemic, even as unemployment has been historically low: Median household incomes are essentially unchanged from five years earlier, the report showed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Freeman has been dissatisfied with his swing since mid-May and has been in the most extended slump of his career.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
But Black voters have been dissatisfied with Trump’s presidency, polls show.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The figures help illustrate why many Americans have been dissatisfied with the economy since the pandemic, even as unemployment has been historically low: Median household incomes are essentially unchanged from five years earlier, the report showed.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Freeman has been dissatisfied with his swing since mid-May and has been in the most extended slump of his career.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
But Black voters have been dissatisfied with Trump’s presidency, polls show.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
Verb
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For an evening splurge, the theatrical restaurant Marble never disappoints.—
Emily Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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Most recently, the company’s third-quarter earnings report left a lot of investors disappointed about its strategic transition, with weaker-than-expected revenue and no specific financial guidance for the upcoming fiscal year.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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From a religious perspective, King Edward IV passed these laws on the grounds that God was displeased by anything other than modest clothing – for the lower classes, anyway.—
Michael Watson,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kelce was evaluated for a concussion in the locker room, and he was annoyed at having to answer the questions that are part of the test.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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