Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.
- noun A cause of discontent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being dissatisfied; lack of pleasure or content in some thing, act, or situation; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointment.
- noun Synonyms Discontentment, distaste, dislike, displeasure, disapprobation, disappointment, annoyance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.
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- noun
unhappiness ordiscontent - noun the cause of such feelings
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent
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Examples
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Jackson went public with her label dissatisfaction in June, when said; "I'm trying to figure out a way to say this, but just to say it and to be quite honest, they (label bosses) just stopped all promotion whatsoever on the album, so I don't think you're going to hear another single off this album."
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I can see why Mexican diplomats are “dissatisfied”, but this dissatisfaction is absolutely useless in protecting the lives of the people.
Global Voices in English » China: Quarantining all Mexicans 2009
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The amount of consumer dissatisfaction is grossly overstated.
NY: wine in grocery stores - 2010 edition | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Much of the dissatisfaction is related to the lack of progress on creating jobs.
Think Progress » Texas Board of Education cuts Thomas Jefferson out of its textbooks. 2010
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The dissatisfaction is with Obama, not with the party that gave us leaders like JFK and Sen. John Stennis in the past.
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This dissatisfaction is nothing new: Stories about $800-an-hour partners working on simple assignments typically tackled by junior associates or paralegals have been making the rounds for years.
Why Businesses Are Fed Up With Their Law Firms Richard L. Upton 2010
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This dissatisfaction is why Obama is moving away from Congress.
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The main reason for dissatisfaction is reception problems, which rather undermines the digital TV message of clearer pictures.
Digital TV Switchover: We’re Clueless And Sometimes Unhappy | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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According to the Pew report based on polling conducted in March and April, the dissatisfaction is due to what it called a "perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government - a dismal economy, an unhappy public, bitter partisan-based backlash, and epic discontent with Congress and elected officials."
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To clear myself from the imputation of disrespect and dissatisfaction is more than I have now hopes of doing.
Letter 62 2009
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