as in frustrated
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied
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as in disappointed
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 displeased
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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Recent Examples of dissatisfied
Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Some people are dissatisfied with the decision by Texas, citing constitutional concerns.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
As Democrats remain dissatisfied with Justice Department's records compliance with a House Oversight Committee subpoena, the Rules panel is likely to resume its pressure campaign that could invariably renew the stalemate.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
But Ruth is not a novel about whether a dissatisfied woman ought to stay or leave.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
But Moody quickly grew dissatisfied with the group and quit during a European tour in the fall of 2003.
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Some affiliates of both Nexstar and Sinclair had been inundated with calls from frustrated Kimmel fans in recent days.—
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In another moment during his press conference, Williams spoke about being less frustrated this season, so far, compared to his rookie season.—
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Reflecting on the movie, Farrell admitted that he was disappointed when he was only given five scenes in the project.—
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Like much of Saturday, though, KU’s defense disappointed.—
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
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Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.—
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The Long Walk takes place in a disillusioned America that is entertained by a competition called The Long Walk— a challenge in which 50 teenage boys walk continuously without rest.—
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Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control.—
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Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.—
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Roseanne Barr is unhappy that Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air.—
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There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.—
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The New York Yankees were annoyed by the way several members of the 2024 Dodgers spent the offseason taking potshots at their World Series opponent.—
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While some fans weren’t overly concerned about the picture, arguing the players were just having fun, others were annoyed to see Bronco athletes decked out in the gear of a regional school.—
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Right-wing influencers have relentlessly campaigned for these people to lose their jobs, tagging their employers’ online accounts and inundating their places of work with aggrieved emails and phone calls.—
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Black Rabbit is co-created and primarily written by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, who respectively wrote and produced the 2024 Justin Kurzel crime drama The Order, in which Law played an aggrieved FBI agent chasing a neo-Nazi group led by Nicholas Hoult.—
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“Dissatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfied. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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