dissatisfy

[ dis-sat-is-fahy ]

/ dɪsˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with object), dis·sat·is·fied, dis·sat·is·fy·ing.

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

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disrupture, diss, dissatisfaction, dissatisfactory, dissatisfied, dissatisfy, dissave, disseat, dissect, dissected, dissecting aneurysm

Origin of dissatisfy

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

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Examples from the Web for dissatisfy

Mr. Pope had reason to be dissatisfy'd with the O in the second Line, and to reject it; for Homer has nothing of it.
Letters Concerning Poetical Translations|William Benson
The alarming way that each one did not throw away what was taken away did not dissatisfy every one.
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein|Gertrude Stein
I hope I've done nothing to dissatisfy any of the tenants, least of all you, sir.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
Peter, very soon after our engagement you began to dissatisfy me because I realized that I should never satisfy you.
The Dull Miss Archinard|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

They always embarrass those who give them, and dissatisfy those who receive them.
Reflections|Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld

British Dictionary definitions for dissatisfy

dissatisfy

/ (dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to fail to satisfy; disappoint

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