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dissatisfied

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈsætəsˌfaɪd// UK //dɪsˈætɪsfˌaɪd// dis·sat·is·fied

adj. feeling unhappy or disappointed because something is not as good as you expected. You use this when a service, a product, or a situation fails to meet your needs.

adj. feeling a lack of satisfaction or contentment with a specific outcome, service, or state of affairs. Often used predicatively after linking verbs such as 'feel', 'seem', or 'remain'.


SIMPLE

The customer was dissatisfied with the slow service.

CONTEXTUAL

Many employees felt dissatisfied with the new office policy and requested a meeting with management.

COMPLEX

Public opinion polls suggest that the electorate is increasingly dissatisfied with the government's inability to curb inflation despite several aggressive interest rate hikes.

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Origin

From dis- + satisfied.

Usage

Commonly followed by the preposition 'with'.

Pitfall

I am dissatisfied of the resultsI am dissatisfied with the resultsDissatisfied takes the preposition 'with', not 'of' or 'from'.

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