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dissatisfied [dis-sat-is-fahyd] Example Sentences

Main Entry:	dissatisfied [dis-sat-is-fahyd] Show IPA/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	discontented, unhappy
Synonyms:	annoyed, begrudging, bothered, complaining, crabby, critical, disaffected, disappointed, disgruntled, displeased, ennuied, envious, faultfinding, fed-up, fretful, fretting, frustrated, griping, grudging, grumbling, grumpy*, insatiable, irked, jaundiced, jealous, kvetching, malcontent, malcontented, not satisfied, offended, picky, plaintive, put-out, querulous, sniveling, sulky, sullen, unappeased, unassuaged, unfulfilled, ungratified, unsated, unsatisfied, vexed
Notes:	only a person can be dissatisfied while an abstract thing can be unsatisfied (hunger) unsatisfied implies that a wish, need, or expectation that previously existed has not been satisfied; dissatisfied implies no such prior existence, but simply registers a failure to be satisfied
Antonyms:	contented, fulfilled, gratified, happy, pleased, satisfied

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	chagrin
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cause displeasure
Synonyms:	abash, annoy, confuse, crush, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, displease, disquiet, dissatisfy, embarrass, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, vex
Antonyms:	delight, make happy, please

Main Entry:	disaffected
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	alienated, estranged
Synonyms:	antagonistic, discontented, disloyal, dissatisfied, hostile, indifferent, mutinous, rebellious, seditious, uncompliant, unfriendly, unsubmissive
Antonyms:	contented, happy, pleased

Example Sentences

The courses also attract people worried about side effects of pills or dissatisfied with the inconvenience of other methods.

Lawsuits by dissatisfied graduates, along with regulatory pressures, put the schools on the defensive.

Dissatisfied customers and a culture of copying created an ideal environment for file-sharing to grow.

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The courses also attract people worried about side effects of pills or dissatisfied with the inconvenience of other methods.

Lawsuits by dissatisfied graduates, along with regulatory pressures, put the schools on the defensive.

Dissatisfied customers and a culture of copying created an ideal environment for file-sharing to grow.

They are the seekers, the adventurers, the people dissatisfied with things as they are.

Many of the dissatisfied bloggers are also rejected entrants.

Very few people will become overly dissatisfied with high levels of income inequality.

If you've rarely been interviewed, your first attempts are apt to leave you dissatisfied with your performance.

Pakistan's army is profoundly dissatisfied with the government's performance, particularly on the economic front.

They're dissatisfied with the power and performance of the vehicles.

Both guarantee their services, allowing dissatisfied customers to demand a new match if the first one does not work out.

Marey was not attempting to sabotage a department he had grown dissatisfied with as he was on his way out.

Moreover, companies are increasingly dissatisfied with the practical realities of outsourcing.

The finale is bound to leave her so confused and dissatisfied that she'll curse the gift of life you gave her.

First, he said there had been an influx of new customers to credit unions, particularly those dissatisfied with big banks.

God is dissatisfied with the world, so he cleans it out, in order to start again.

For dissatisfied employees, finding a new job has never been easier.

For a long time many of those who are active in the sector have been dissatisfied with the ways in which funds are allocated.

Amtrak said today that it would offer every dissatisfied customer a free repeat trip, even if the problem was not its fault.

It's angry and dissatisfied with its immobility and the futility of its struggling.

They also ended up having to deal with dissatisfied volunteers who didn't get the experience they were hoping for.

Paula, a single mother, works long hours at a supermarket and is generally dissatisfied with her life.

As long as these people are dissatisfied with the current regime they will continue to resist the government.

She quit a few years ago after growing increasingly dissatisfied with the industry's tactics.

And some people are using butter again because they were dissatisfied with the way margarine performed in cooking and baking.

Very few people leave the state they are born in even if they are highly dissatisfied and dysfunctional within.

All it takes is an informed user to go out and get them if they are dissatisfied with what's included with the operating system.

And so he has been injected by the dissatisfied faction to serve as secretary to the boss and plug him whenever convenient.

Cynical, skeptical, sarcastic but not particularly angry or dissatisfied.

She was, however, dissatisfied with so narrow a success and aimed for the wide field of readers.

The protests are likely also caused by unemployment among young people, who are dissatisfied with their lives.

Dissatisfied with his secondary education, and even less eager to give university life a shot.

The reason people are dissatisfied flying economy is the company reaps the benefits, but the employee reaps the discomfort.

Jenny makes other mistakes, but both of them wind up deeply dissatisfied.

The only ecological niche humans as a whole have monopolised is being mentally dissatisfied with the status quo.

The chief troubles confronting this godfather were a dissatisfied wife and two unhappy adolescent children.

Innovation and creativity are the province of those that are dissatisfied with current products, processes,ideas and situations.

Valentine repeats several times, she has always been dissatisfied with her looks.

The actor was frequently dissatisfied with his own performances, feeling that with a little more time he could do much better.

Dissatisfied with his lot, he wishes to be a sorcerer himself.

COLLAPSE

Main Entry:	disappoint
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	sadden, dismay; frustrate
Synonyms:	abort, baffle, balk, bring to naught, bungle, cast down, chagrin, circumvent, come to nothing, dash, dash hopes, deceive, delude, disconcert, disenchant, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, dissatisfy, dumbfound, embitter, fail, fall down on, fall flat, fall short of, foil, founder, hamper, hinder, leave in the lurch, let down, miscarry, mislead, not show, put out, ruin prospects, stand up, tease, thwart, torment, vex
Antonyms:	delight, excite, make happy, please, satisfy

Main Entry:	disappointed
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	let down, saddened
Synonyms:	aghast, balked, beaten, chapfallen, complaining, crestfallen, defeated, depressed, despondent, disconcerted, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, dissatisfied, distressed, down, down in the dumps, downcast, downhearted, foiled, frustrated, hopeless, objecting, shot down, taken down, thwarted, unhappy, unsatisfied, upset, vanquished, worsted
Antonyms:	delighted, excited, happy, pleased, satisfied

Main Entry:	disgruntled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	unhappy; critical
Synonyms:	annoyed, bad tempered, bellyaching, crabbing, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, griping, grouchy, grousing, grumpy, irritable, irritated, kicking, kvetching, malcontent, malcontented, peeved, peevish, petulant, put out, sulky, sullen, testy, uncontent, ungratified, vexed
Antonyms:	contented, happy, pleased, satisfied, uncritical

Main Entry:	displease
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make unhappy
Synonyms:	aggravate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, cap, chagrin, cool, curdle, cut to the quick, disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, disgust, disoblige, dissatisfy, enrage, exasperate, fret, frustrate, gall, hurt, incense, irk, irritate, nettle, offend, perplex, pique, play dirty, provoke, put out, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sound, turn off, upset, vex, wing*, worry, zing
Antonyms:	appease, calm, compose, delight, humor, make happy, please, satisfy

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	fed up
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	disgusted with
Synonyms:	annoyed, blasé, blue, bored, depressed, discontented, dismal, dissatisfied*, down, gloomy, glum, jaded, sated, satiated, sick and tired, surfeited, tired, up to here, weary
Antonyms:	happy, overjoyed, pleased

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	grumpy
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	in a bad mood
Synonyms:	bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabby, cross, crotchety, disgruntled, dissatisfied*, griping, grouchy, grumbling, irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, querulous, sulky, sullen, surly, testy, truculent
Antonyms:	happy, nice, pleasant

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