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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
The group confronted Turner about the donation at the February 2024 board meeting, and dissatisfied with her response, at least four of them — those who made the whistleblower complaint — resigned, according to the complaint.
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Although his job paid well, Jon was dissatisfied: having originally aspired to get into coding after prison, he was accepted to a coding boot camp that later barred him from attending due to his criminal background.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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).
—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
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Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Although his job paid well, Jon was dissatisfied: having originally aspired to get into coding after prison, he was accepted to a coding boot camp that later barred him from attending due to his criminal background.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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).
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
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The Golden Globes, famously known as the wildest show during the awards circuit, didn't disappoint this year.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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While encircled outside his locker Saturday, disappointed in the result but proud of his team’s effort, Coker answered questions about his career game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries and capturing leaders who displease them, with a lawlessness that by comparison makes the 2003 invasion of Iraq seem as lawyered up as a bank merger.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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