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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
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.
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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
The top talent who are creative, think outside the box and can run an entire department will be dissatisfied with a controlling leader.
—Jody Michael, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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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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
The top talent who are creative, think outside the box and can run an entire department will be dissatisfied with a controlling leader.
—Jody Michael, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 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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Turning to earnings announced overnight, Advanced Micro Devices disappointed the street with a beat on the top and miss on the bottom line.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The only thing he might have been disappointed about was RCA’s insistence that the purchase price of $35,000 would be accounted against one half of Elvis’ forthcoming royalties until it was fully paid off.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Auto companies will not be displeased with a 15% tariff.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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As the 100th day of his second term approached, a Fox News survey found voters approved of the job Trump was doing on border security, but were displeased with just about every other issue — including inflation.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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Bankrate also recently released a survey showing that 38% are annoyed by pre-entered tip screens at coffee shops, food trucks, etc.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The situation was a fairly familiar story for any community where industry is close to homes: The operations of the business began to annoy residents, and patience ran out as months went by without an answer.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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