| Main Entry: |
dissatisfied |
| 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
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| 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
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