dissatisfaction
noun
dis·sat·is·fac·tion
(ˌ)di(s)-ˌsa-təs-ˈfak-shən 
: the quality or state of being dissatisfied : discontent
Examples of dissatisfaction in a Sentence
There was widespread dissatisfaction with the President and his administration.
a vague dissatisfaction with the state of their marriage, which seemed a little stale
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As long as buyers and sellers continue the 75-year trend of negotiating against the Nielsen data, the league will have to join the queue with everyone else who expresses dissatisfaction with the company’s audience-measurement system.
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Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Wolff voiced his dissatisfaction with the team's performance after the session.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Online retailers have been forced to deal with Mangione-specific merchandise, too, much of it catering to those who have turned Mangione into something of a folk hero in light of their immense dissatisfaction with America’s privatized healthcare system.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
As long as buyers and sellers continue the 75-year trend of negotiating against the Nielsen data, the league will have to join the queue with everyone else who expresses dissatisfaction with the company’s audience-measurement system.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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dissatisfaction
noun
dis·sat·is·fac·tion
(ˌ)dis-ˌ(s)at-əs-ˈfak-shən
: the quality or state of being dissatisfied
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