dissatisfy

[dis-sat-is-fahy]

verb (used with object)

dissatisfied, dissatisfying 

1. to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.

dissatisfy

/ dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪ /

verb

1. (tr) to fail to satisfy; disappoint

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissatisfy¹

First recorded in 1660–70; dis- ¹ + satisfy

Example Sentences

"I was always dissatisfied with the way I looked on screen," he said in a 2011 interview with Bollywood site Glamsham.

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“NAR is making concessions to maintain the support of dissatisfied members,” says Stephen Brobeck, a senior fellow at the Consumer Policy Center.

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Credited with helping to ignite second-wave feminism in the 1960s, the book claimed that many middle-class, college-educated women were dissatisfied being confined to their roles as housewives and mothers.

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The chief of personnel made a dissatisfied clicking noise in the back of his throat.

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The former Commons leader, who was sacked from Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet in September, has promised to give party members a louder voice and drew support from those dissatisfied with the direction of his leadership.

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Related Words

• disappoint 
• perturb