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dissatisfied Definition

dis·sat·is·fied (dis′sat′is fīd′, dis-)

adjective

  1. not satisfied; displeased
  2. showing dissatisfaction

dissatisfied Synonyms

dissatisfied

modif.

displeased, discontented, ungratified, querulous, disgruntled, malcontent, offended, unsatisfied, unhappy, unfulfilled, fed up*, put out*; see also disappointed 1.

dissatisfied Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: I began to feel increasingly dissatisfied: I still faced financial crisis, yet no relief came.
  • still: Where, following such a second marking, the student is still dissatisfied, he/she should contact the Registrar for advice.
  • very: I became very dissatisfied with my son's lack of progress.
  • vaguely: Both women are smart and well spoken but each seems vaguely dissatisfied with their life.
  • totally: Dorothy Kilner herself, usually so reserved, pronounced herself totally dissatisfied with the current state of children's literature.

Preposition: with

  • way: Many folk are becoming totally dissatisfied with the way that chain store retail outlets and repairmen treat their computers.
  • response: Mr Y remained dissatisfied with the earlier responses he had received from the Trust.
  • explanation: The complainant remained dissatisfied with the explanation which she had been given.

Modifies a noun

  • complainant: It was dissatisfied complainants who set up the Trust in the first place.
  • he/she: Where, following such a second marking, the student is still dissatisfied, he/she should contact the Registrar for advice.
  • customer: In the last resort we invite a dissatisfied customer to write to the Registrar General.
  • applicant: Dissatisfied applicants can complain, via an MP, to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
  • client: Also, dissatisfied clients can turn to the Consumer Complaints Service.
  • worker: Coupled with the Napoleonic wars and the shrinking of the retail market because of this conflict the dissatisfied workers conspired to destroy the machinery.

Used with adjective complement

  • remain: The convener refused her request on 14 June 1999; Mrs A remains dissatisfied.
  • feel: However, I continue to feel dissatisfied with the solutions posed.
  • become: I became very dissatisfied with my son's lack of progress.
  • grow: He had grown dissatisfied, having realized every conceivable desire that the mortal world could offer.
  • leave: Just because someone does not write or phone in to complain does not mean that they haven't left dissatisfied.
  • seem: Both women are smart and well spoken but each seems vaguely dissatisfied with their life.