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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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Panicked, I responded with a barrage of questions: Are you unsatisfied with my work?

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

He mostly just seems like a moody, unsatisfied teen, drawing elaborate maps and sometimes playing with his siblings sweetly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026

Getting that look, he explains, is when a man "peaks" - he says he's gone from "unsatisfied carpenter working nine to five" to an "online entrepreneur".

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

The butterfly poked its tiny proboscis down into her hair, probing for nurture, then flew away unsatisfied.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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