disgruntle

(dis grunt'l)

transitive verb disgruntled, disgruntling

to make peevishly discontented; displease and make sulky

Origin: dis- + obs. gruntle, freq. of grunt

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See disgruntle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles
To make discontented.

Origin:

Origin: dis-

Origin: + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen, frequentative of grunten, to grunt; see grunt)

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  • dis·grunˈtle·ment noun

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