disgruntle

[dis-gruhn-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.

Origin of disgruntle

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

Related formsdis·grun·tle·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for disgruntlement

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

I saw the envy and disgruntlement rise in the man's face; he couldn't keep it down.
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories
Mark Twain
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for disgruntlement

disgruntle

verb

(tr; usually passive) to make sulky or discontented

Derived Formsdisgruntlement, noun

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for disgruntlement

disgruntle

v.

1680s, from dis- "entirely, very" + obsolete gruntle "to grumble" (Middle English gruntelen, early 15c.), frequentative of grunt (v.).

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Examples from the Web for disgruntlement

Contemporary Examples

Her role was to represent the left in its disgruntlement with what it sees as a sellout by President Barack Obama.

Historical Examples

I saw the envy and disgruntlement rise in the man's face; he couldn't keep it down.

So quick was the look she gave me that I knew she had in that moment caught all my disgruntlement and disgust.

On Shūzen's abrupt gesture and refusal he took his departure, almost betraying his own disgruntlement.

But this disgruntlement of the doctors was not shared by the troops, who subscribed nearly 9000 to the Fund.

disgruntle

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for disgruntlement

disgruntle

v.

Origin of disgruntle