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dissatisfied

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English satisfied English dissatisfied From dis- + satisfied.

  1. Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.
  2. Not satisfied (e.g. with the quality of something).

    We offer refunds to dissatisfied customers.

    The good news for dissatisfied users of Birmingham New Street is that none of these criticisms have gone unnoticed.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English satisfied English dissatisfied From dis- + satisfied.

  1. simple past and past participle of dissatisfy