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disgruntled adjective [ dɪsˈɡrʌnt(ə)ld ]

• angry or dissatisfied.
• "judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public"
Similar: dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed up, displeased, unhappy, disappointed, disaffected, malcontent, angry, irate, annoyed, cross, exasperated, indignant, vexed, irritated, piqued, irked, put out, out of temper, sulky, sullen, petulant, peevish, grumpy, churlish, testy, peeved, miffed, aggravated, hacked off, riled, peed off, hot under the collar, in a huff, cheesed off, browned off, narked, eggy, not best pleased, sore, teed off, ticked off, vex, snuffy, pissed off, pissed,
Opposite: pleased, contented,
Origin: mid 17th century: from dis- (as an intensifier) + dialect gruntle ‘utter little grunts’, from grunt.

disgruntle verb

• make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.
• "nothing disgruntles anyone more than the feeling they are being cheated"
Origin: mid 17th century: from dis- (as an intensifier) + dialect gruntle ‘utter little grunts’, from grunt.


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