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
Christopher Cooper & Robert BlockExamples of disgruntled in a Sentence
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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Some disgruntled clients left her, but soon returned to seek Vigil’s legal representation.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Buffalo has actually won three in a row, scoring 15 goals in those games, and five of seven, prompting a disgruntled fan base to begin promoting this classic on social media.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Cohen said counterintelligence operations throughout history have targeted disgruntled federal employees who are left in despair and with no way to pay off their expenses and debts.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The consensus appears to be that the files do little if anything to challenge the official findings that Oswald, a disgruntled former Marine and returned Soviet defector, shot and killed Kennedy Nov. 22, 1963.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Buffalo has actually won three in a row, scoring 15 goals in those games, and five of seven, prompting a disgruntled fan base to begin promoting this classic on social media.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Cohen said counterintelligence operations throughout history have targeted disgruntled federal employees who are left in despair and with no way to pay off their expenses and debts.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
The consensus appears to be that the files do little if anything to challenge the official findings that Oswald, a disgruntled former Marine and returned Soviet defector, shot and killed Kennedy Nov. 22, 1963.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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