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dissatisfaction

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


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Much of this dissatisfaction stems from a steep rise in global energy prices and the knock-on effects on other goods.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Nicastro also placed cats in unfamiliar environments, hoping to get meows of dissatisfaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"The impact on the American consumer has gone up tremendously," he said, adding that there was growing dissatisfaction in the rural, normally Republican area of Virginia where he lives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

What’s more, most agreed that these market distortions are the main reason for rising public dissatisfaction with the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

She came back to the porch with her bristles sticking out all over her and with dissatisfaction written all over her face.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

But “The Book of Ayn” is rife with dissatisfactions — to its credit — and with self-aware jokes and serious questions about self-awareness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

I can’t tell if I still feel something toward him or if he’s just an easy target to project my dissatisfactions onto.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2021

The Harvard economics professor Ken Rogoff points out that many of the dissatisfactions it seeks to address would be more effectively achieved by a rigorous assault on monopolies than a take-down of the free market.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2018

The same could be said for much of “Claire from Hollywood,” even if it feels like there’s potential for greater dividends with a deeper exploration of Claire’s numerous dissatisfactions.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2017

They say, in another place, that there is no ground for the dissatisfactions and difficulties of the weavers: "that they are owing to the delâls, whose aim it is to be employed."

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) by Edmund Burke




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