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dissatisfaction

[dis-sat-is-fak-shuhn, dis-sat-] / ˌdɪs sæt ɪsˈfæk ʃən, dɪsˌsæt- /


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The result is flattening and enervating, and my dissatisfaction was apparently shared by others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Another possibility is that the strike reflects growing dissatisfaction with the direction of negotiations.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Frank believes that lavish spending by the wealthy is distorting both the economy and society-at-large, affecting everyone up and down the income ladder — and contributing to this ongoing sense of dissatisfaction and frustration.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

She accused him of nothing, but more and more he sensed her distance, her dissatisfaction, her distraction.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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