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dissatisfaction

[dis-sat-is-fak-shuhn, dis-sat-]

noun

  1. the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. a particular cause or feeling of displeasure or disappointment.

    many dissatisfactions with the plan.



dissatisfaction

/ ɪˌæɪˈæʃə /

noun

  1. the state of being unsatisfied or disappointed

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • predissatisfaction noun
  • self-dissatisfaction noun
  • ˌ徱پˈڲٴǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dissatisfaction1

First recorded in 1630–40; dis- 1 + satisfaction
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Synonym Study

Dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure imply a sense of dislike for, or unhappiness in, one's surroundings. Dissatisfaction results from contemplating what falls short of one's wishes or expectations: dissatisfaction with the results of an afternoon's work. Discontent is a sense of lack and a general feeling of uneasy dislike for the conditions of one's life: feeling a continual vague discontent. Displeasure suggests a certain amount of anger as well as dissatisfaction: displeasure at being kept waiting.
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Those are symptoms of mass dissatisfaction with democracy’s effects on people’s everyday lives, and Fishkin’s work speaks directly to ways we might remedy the situation, and combat the dramatic rise of corrosive disinformation.

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Nearly all long-run economic polling data or qualitative study on economic well-being conclude that most Americans exist in a nearly permanent state of economic dissatisfaction, though not always in an outright crisis.

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This isn’t the first time Musk has expressed his dissatisfaction with the bill.

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"I believe that's why so many young women turned up. They wanted to express all that dissatisfaction."

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A meeting to discuss the report heard that despite many people highlighting "dissatisfaction or frustration", many other participants had also expressed "gratitude" and praise for the "professionalism and compassion" by hospital staff, members and teams.

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