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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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
That was bad for teachers and students and was a root cause of growing parental dissatisfaction and mistrust of public education.
—James A. Kadamus, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
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However, if integration missteps occur, there can be irreparable damage to the business, not only in financial terms in the form of write-offs of goodwill on the balance sheet, but also through reputational harm in the industry, dissatisfaction among customers and low morale of employees.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
That was bad for teachers and students and was a root cause of growing parental dissatisfaction and mistrust of public education.
—James A. Kadamus, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
Desperate to make clear his intense dissatisfaction with how Beck’s operation is being run, McCabe — aka Xavier Quinn, a very big (and slightly amnesic) bad from Reacher’s past — had Paulie fetch Beck’s son Richard, who’d already lost an ear to his father’s shady alliances.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
However, if integration missteps occur, there can be irreparable damage to the business, not only in financial terms in the form of write-offs of goodwill on the balance sheet, but also through reputational harm in the industry, dissatisfaction among customers and low morale of employees.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissatisfaction
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“Dissatisfaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissatisfaction. Accessed 25 Mar. 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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