disgruntled
adjective
dis·grun·tled
dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld 
: unhappy and annoyed
a disgruntled employee
She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling… a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers …—Kevin McGurk
Kevin McGurkThe crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.—Christopher Cooper & Robert Block
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a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Trump and his aides have rejected the accusations, calling Kelly a disgruntled employee.
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In TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from tonight’s episode of 9-1-1 (ABC, 8/7c), a night of trick-or-treating ends in horror when Denny is violently pinned against a house by a car whose disgruntled driver loses control and swerves off the road.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
In addition, insider threats—including both disgruntled users and departing workers—can directly target employee data.
Discover, Categorize And Protect Data
Protecting this data begins with basic security measures.
—Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump and his aides have rejected the accusations, calling Kelly a disgruntled employee.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
In TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from tonight’s episode of 9-1-1 (ABC, 8/7c), a night of trick-or-treating ends in horror when Denny is violently pinned against a house by a car whose disgruntled driver loses control and swerves off the road.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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