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单词 disgruntled
释义
disgruntleddis‧grun‧tled /dɪsˈɡrʌntld/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdisgruntled
Origin:
1600-1700 gruntle ‘to complain’ (15-19 centuries), from grunt
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Disgruntled employees are leaving to work for other firms.
  • After long delays, disgruntled passengers were taken to a nearby hotel.
  • It was the second pay cut in two years, and employees were becoming disgruntled.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As a consequence, whatever the result the Dominions would be disappointed and disgruntled.
  • In any event, a dissatisfied enquirer can be a disgruntled member!
  • It had to be admitted that there was plenty for the voters to be disgruntled about.
  • Next, the draft would make it cheaper for disgruntled shareholders to sue directors for mismanagement.
  • Not surprisingly, there were many disgruntled drinkers and club-owners.
  • Second, in some industries the employer may fear sabotage from disgruntled redundancy candidates.
  • The general staff is unhappy and the squaddies disgruntled, but no more than that.
  • The only affect on the merger plan disgruntled stockholders, if there are any, could have is apparently to demand cash.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot satisfied
also dissatisfied formal the way you feel when something is not as good as you want or expect it to be: · We've offered to install brand new machines free of charge, but the company is still not satisfied.· The store issues refunds to dissatisfied customers.not satisfied with: · The teacher told James she wasn't satisfied with his work.· Employees of the company are increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs.not fully satisfied: · If you are not fully satisfied with this product, your money will be refunded.deeply dissatisfied (=very dissatisfied): · Most rail-users were deeply dissatisfied with the sort of service they were getting.
to feel annoyed and disappointed with something, because it has not been done well enough or you have not achieved what you wanted: not be happy/be unhappy about: · If you decide you're not happy about the way the dress fits, we'll alter it for you.· Wilkins was unhappy about being left off the U.S. Olympic team.not be happy/be unhappy with: · Fans are not happy with the team's performance.· Employees were generally unhappy with their promotion prospects.
British informal to be unhappy because you do not like the situation that you are in and you wish it would change: · It rained every day of our holiday. We were thoroughly fed up.be fed up with: · I'm fed up with this job. It's so boring.· Tom's getting pretty fed up with married life. He never goes out any more.
formal not satisfied and a little annoyed about the way something has been done: · Sarah seemed displeased but did not say anything to me.· Bonner was displeased by Neeman's remarks.displeased about: · Several readers were displeased about the photos that accompanied the story.displeased with: · Singer was displeased with Barbra Streisand's adaptation of his story "Yentl."
also discontented formal not satisfied or happy because you want something better than what you have now: · Discontented workers joined the protests.not content with: · Farmers were discontented with economic reforms that did not improve their businesses.· Marshall was not content with the draft of the contract.
not satisfied and slightly angry, especially because you feel you have been treated badly or unfairly: · It was the second pay cut in two years, and employees were becoming disgruntled.· After long delays, disgruntled passengers were taken to a nearby hotel.
annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted:  a disgruntled client
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