dissatisfaction
n. C / Un. the feeling of not being happy or satisfied with something. You feel this when something is not as good as you expected it to be.
n. a lack of satisfaction or contentment with a situation, product, or person. Often followed by the prepositions 'with' or 'at'.
The customers expressed their dissatisfaction with the slow service.
Widespread dissatisfaction with the new company policy led to a series of protests from the staff.
The survey revealed a growing dissatisfaction among the electorate regarding the government's inability to address rising inflation and housing costs.
From dis- + satisfaction.
Uncountable when referring to the general state of being unhappy; countable when referring to specific instances or complaints.
his dissatisfaction about the resultshis dissatisfaction with the resultsDissatisfaction is typically paired with 'with' or 'at', rather than 'about'.