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unsatisfied

British  
/ ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a person, demand, need, etc) not satisfied or fulfilled

    an unsatisfied demand for fresh fruit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As of Thursday night, that judgment was classified in the public database as an "unsatisfied record" - meaning the £9,400 debt had not been cleared.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Brian Rodda, who runs a walking food tour company, described himself as “an unsatisfied Angeleno” even though he lives in West Hollywood, which is not part of the city of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Also unsatisfied are those who approve of nothing he has done and yet are happy to rub in his face his TACO-like unwillingness to engage in further acts of which they would also disapprove.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And Barrett was unsatisfied with this, because Wang didn’t really elaborate a theory about it.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

No matter what she did, that little voice came creeping back, persistent and unsatisfied.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

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