disgruntle

[ dis-gruhn-tl ]

/ dɪsˈgrʌn tl /

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verb (used with object), dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling.

to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.

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Origin of disgruntle

1675–85; dis-¹ + gruntle, frequentative of grunt

OTHER WORDS FROM disgruntle

dis·grun·tle·ment, noun

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How to use disgruntle in a sentence

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It’s not often that Phil Paoletta receives disgruntled emails about his and Ali Nialy’s project, but when he does, it’s because someone thinks their West Africa-based company is a scam.
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Her role was to represent the left in its disgruntlement with what it sees as a sellout by President Barack Obama.
Pelosi's Two-Step on Debt Deal|Eleanor Clift|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But this disgruntlement of the doctors was not shared by the troops, who subscribed nearly 9000 to the Fund.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook

So Daubeney wasn't pleased as he helped Lucinda with her wraps; and she read disgruntlement in his silence and constraint.
Linda Lee, Incorporated|Louis Joseph Vance
But the unsatisfied are still in great mistiness, and their discontent utters itself only in a "boundless disgruntlement."
The Ego and His Own|Max Stirner
So quick was the look she gave me that I knew she had in that moment caught all my disgruntlement and disgust.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
On Shūzen's abrupt gesture and refusal he took his departure, almost betraying his own disgruntlement.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

British Dictionary definitions for disgruntle

disgruntle

/ (dɪsˈɡrʌntəl) /

verb

(tr; usually passive) to make sulky or discontented

Derived forms of disgruntle

disgruntlement, noun

Word Origin for disgruntle

C17: dis- 1 + obsolete gruntle to complain; see grunt

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