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- Dictionarydisgruntled/dɪsˈɡrʌnt(ə)ld/
adjective
- 1. angry or dissatisfied: "judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public"
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The meaning of DISGRUNTLED is unhappy and annoyed. How to use disgruntled in a sentence.
unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something: A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion. disgruntled withThe players were disgruntled with the umpire. Synonym. dissatisfied. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long faceidiom. abjection. angsty. be cut upidiom. be down in the mouthidiom
adjective. If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation. Party members are disgruntled at the way the campaign is being handled. [Also + by/at/over]
unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something: A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion. disgruntled with The players were disgruntled with the umpire. Synonym. dissatisfied. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom.
Disgruntled sounds like what it is — dissatisfied, grunting and grumbling. You could become a disgruntled employee if your boss swipes all your best ideas without giving you credit (or a raise). Disgruntled actually comes from gruntle, an old verb meaning, not so surprisingly, "to grunt."
Definition of disgruntled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adj. 1. disgruntled - in a state of sulky dissatisfaction. dissatisfied. discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position".
If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen.
Disgruntled definition: displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish. See examples of DISGRUNTLED used in a sentence.
If you are disgruntled, you are angry and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen.
