disgruntled

[ dis-gruhn-tld ]

adjective

1. displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish:

   Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.

   Synonyms: dissatisfied, grumpy, sullen, testy, grouchy

disgruntled

/ dɪsˈɡrʌntəld /

adjective

1. feeling or expressing discontent or anger

Word History and Origins

Origin of disgruntled¹

disgruntle + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“We lost our son to a ruthless, disgruntled employee of VTA,” she told The Washington Post.

From Washington Post

Still, those same experts believe that whether Epic wins, there will be more scrutiny of Apple’s App Store from lawmakers and disgruntled developers besides Epic who are ready to air their concerns.

From Washington Post

Bumper stickers reading “Carter, Kiss My Gas” began appearing on the cars of disgruntled drivers.

From Washington Post

A disgruntled Windansea Beach resident claimed the wood-burning fires caused pollution and safety hazards.

From Voice of San Diego

People usually only take to Yelp, GMB, or Facebook reviews when they’re either very pleased or quite disgruntled.

From Search Engine Land

Hollywood sure hopes so, because the idea that disgruntled insiders could do this is terrifying to Tinsel Town.

From The Daily Beast

It also engaged two marginalized groups, the Shia Houthi and some of the disgruntled movements in the south.

From The Daily Beast

David Ruffin, the disgruntled lead singer of The Temptations, complained that the company kept him in “economic peonage.”

From The Daily Beast

Caught napping during a game against the Red Sox, one disgruntled fan is trying to turn his embarrassment into a fortune.

From The Daily Beast

He was a disgruntled, well-off white boy—so he fuels our arguments about privilege.

From The Daily Beast

I looked behind me and saw a row of disgruntled gentlemen, nervously pacing up and down.

From Project Gutenberg

"And get a broken pate for thy pains," said a disgruntled minstrel, who well knew of what he spoke.

From Project Gutenberg

Tessie stopped thinking about disgruntled Joe Cary so that she could think of the wonderful Mr. Bill.

From Project Gutenberg

Later in the winter, it was said that men were coming back from leave disgruntled and depressed.

From Project Gutenberg

Disgruntled at what she called Susan's intolerance, Mrs. Stanton then asked to be relieved of the presidency.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• testy