disgruntlement
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7.0
- noun
- /dɪsˈɡrʌntlmənt/
:
descontento
- Many employees expressed their disgruntlement with the new office policy during the meeting.
However, when that portion of the event began, nothing more than a few vague comments and one foggy hint of a disgruntlement trickled from the group.
- However, when that portion of the event began, nothing more than a few vague comments and one foggy hint of a disgruntlement trickled from the group.
Examples
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The line of hopeful shoppers, grimly waiting to stimulate the economy, shifted in their disgruntlement.
Fiction book (2002) -
They fell into disgruntlement not long after they announced the pay freeze.
Blog text (5) -
Even in rural Aleppo, there is a degree of disgruntlement over the impact of the fighting on the local economy.
Blog text (9) -
It is important to note that despite all the drama and disgruntlement, not much had actually changed.
Academic text (1999) -
But this kind of disgruntlement was already rife at the end of the 17th century.
Academic text (2008) -
So appreciation for German efforts to expedite support for victims turned to disgruntlement over the terms of the settlement.
Academic text (2001) -
I can attest to the disgruntlement and frustration of the people who have posted before me.
Blog text (22) -
In both the United States and Israel, the outcome was a relatively broad-based nation, although in each case the nation was certainly not free of disgruntlement and conflict.
Academic text (2004) -
Castaneda's books spoke to an increasing disgruntlement with the traditional academic paradigms and their remoteness from individuals' lifeworlds.
Academic text (1992) -
Domestically, with growing public disgruntlement (particularly due to economic difficulties), criticism of Tehran's policy of supporting external movements on account of Iran's own reconstruction is emerging.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
391
2.5
A feeling of anger or annoyance when you cannot get what you want
223
1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
89
5.8
A complaint about something unfair, often made formally to people in charge
42
1.8
A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life
37
3.7
Feeling unhappy or not pleased with something
28
3.9
A feeling of being annoyed or not happy about something
16
6.5
A feeling of disappointment when something is not as good as you hoped
15
5.7
A strong feeling of being very annoyed and impatient
4
7.8
A feeling of not being loyal or supportive toward people in power
3
4.1
A feeling of being easily annoyed
1
6.2
A feeling of unhappiness about a situation and wanting something better
1
4.3
More and more people in a group or place feel unhappy about something
A feeling of being unhappy with a situation and wanting change
A feeling of being treated unfairly
Antonyms
How Displeased
Surface Forms
Morphology
disgruntlement = disgruntle (opaque) = dis + gruntle + ment
The suffix '-ment' straightforwardly forms a noun of state or result from the verb 'disgruntle'.
Etymology
Disgruntlement comes from the simple sound grunt, a low, unhappy noise people make, and the dis- part that makes the sense negative plus the -ment part that turns it into a state. So, disgruntlement is the state of being 'grumpy' or 'quietly unhappy'.