disgruntled
68
6.5
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɡrʌn.təld/
:
descontento
- Students we interviewed said, "He's been sullen, disgruntled lately, seems like he's angry at something or someone."
- a disgruntled employee
- look disgruntled
- a disgruntled worker
To me, he's nothing more than a a really disgruntled, unhappy person.
- To me, he's nothing more than a a really disgruntled, unhappy person.
- He became very disgruntled and he he wanted to sell all his shares.
- He also had problems within the army, as Duan's attempts at autocratic rule had caused disgruntled officers to form dissident groups known as cliques.
- And of course, then people become a little bit disgruntled and you become easy to be picked off by some of your, your, your competitors.
- I'm the guy when there's the disgruntled guest, the same disgruntled guest that comes in.
- And this one says the dad, the fiance, the disgruntled dude from the past who done did it.
- But then a her mother was murdered in front of her at like at the hands of this disgruntled staff worker.
- So in like in anything, there's, there's people who are disgruntled and they want to share their disgruntled opinions with you.
- And then at the end, Isaiah, it turns out that all the puppets were made out of kids foreskins and it was a disgruntled man who was clipped when he was younger.
- And on a hot day, a disgruntled motorist may blow your head off just because you've annoyed them.
- You know, it's just he's just rambling, kind of like if he's unhappy, he's unhappy and he, you know, eternally disgruntled.
Examples
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Employees of the MSO are disgruntled at the better pay and benefits given to hospital employees.
Academic text (1994) -
We've seen reports this morning about players being disgruntled and being unhappy with Frank.
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This guy is a disgruntled employee.
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I'm not gonna deal with a disgruntled daughter.
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All the detectives seem disgruntled and look to the Chief for an explanation.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yeah, that's not exactly a disgruntled customer, is it?
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Last week we had another disgruntled postman.
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Artists were also extremely disgruntled at not having been awarded any of these public art commissions.
Academic text (2003) -
And at the airline counter, there was a long, sloppy line of sad, disgruntled, or impatient faces.
Fiction book (1994) -
The disgruntled workers staged a walkout to protest their unfair treatment by management.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling very annoyed or upset
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1.0
Feeling angry or upset with someone
527
1.0
Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen
280
2.8
Feeling disappointed because you cannot do something you tried hard to do
197
8.6
Very angry or annoyed
77
1.0
Feeling a little angry or bothered by something small
44
3.2
Not happy because something does not meet your expectations
44
3.1
Feeling annoyed or a little angry because something keeps bothering you
36
5.4
Feeling angry and bitter because someone treated you unfairly
27
4.1
Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair
20
3.7
Feeling unhappy because you did not get what you wanted
19
5.5
Very angry and hard to calm
14
7.2
Feeling upset, angry, or hurt because someone treats you unfairly
11
6.7
Annoyed or a little angry about something small
8
7.1
Slightly annoyed because someone was rude or unfair
7
3.7
Not happy and a little annoyed
7
5.4
Feeling very angry and hurt because someone treated you unfairly
5
7.9
Feeling angry or annoyed about something
3
4.3
Feeling unhappy and not satisfied with your situation
1
4.5
Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly
1
5.3
Not satisfied with the present situation
Not happy with something
Feeling annoyed or slightly angry at something
Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
Antonyms
How Displeased
Surface Forms
Morphology
disgruntled = disgruntle (semi-transparent) = dis + gruntle + ed
The adjective is formed regularly from the verb 'disgruntle' by adding -ed to create a past-participle/adjectival meaning.
Etymology
Disgruntled comes from the sound grunt ('to make a low, unhappy sound') and the beginning dis- ('not'), with an old verb gruntle that meant 'to grumble'. So a disgruntled person is 'not happy' and often shows it by grumbling or complaining.