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dissatisfying
[dis-sat-is-fahy] 
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dissatisfy
[dis-sat-is-fahy]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displease |
| Synonyms: | anger, disappoint, disappoint, discontent, perturb |
| 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: | 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: | let down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint |
| Synonyms: | abandon, depress, disenchant, disillusion, dissatisfy, fail, fall short, leave in lurch, leave stranded, lower, pull down, take down |
| Antonyms: | benefit, satisfy |
| Main Entry: | put out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, irritate; inconvenience |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, burn, confound, discomfit, discommode, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disoblige, displease, dissatisfy, disturb, embarrass, exasperate, gall, get*, grate, harass, impose upon, incommode, inflame, irk, nettle, perturb, provoke, put on the spot, rile, roil, trouble, vex |
| Antonyms: | assuage, help, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disgruntle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint |
| Synonyms: | anger, annoy, discontent, displease, dissatisfy, irk, irritate |
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