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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
Freeman has been dissatisfied with his swing since mid-May and has been in the most extended slump of his career.
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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
Tennesseans dissatisfied with public education, skeptical of legislature's performance
The majority of Tennesseans – 54% – reported being dissatisfied with the state’s K-12 public education system, while 11% reported being very satisfied with public education.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Trump has been dissatisfied with the standard of Air Force One since his first term.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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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
Tennesseans dissatisfied with public education, skeptical of legislature's performance
The majority of Tennesseans – 54% – reported being dissatisfied with the state’s K-12 public education system, while 11% reported being very satisfied with public education.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Trump has been dissatisfied with the standard of Air Force One since his first term.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfy
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And their hero did not disappoint.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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This week they were disappointed.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the program, Stewart argued Trump was less like a sick child making final wishes, but rather like the six-year-old with terrible powers in the eighth episode of the third season of The Twilight Zone, who can banish those he is displeased by to a cornfield.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joe proceeded to get drunk, annoy her (and multiple other cast members), and ultimately exit the party early to pass out in his room.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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