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dissatisfy

verb

  1. make unhappy
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Pronunciation: /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/

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 satisfy English dissatisfy From dis- + satisfy.

  1. To fail to satisfy; to displease.