dissatisfy
verb
dis·sat·is·fy
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsa-təs-ˌfī 
dissatisfied; dissatisfying; dissatisfies
: to fail to satisfy : displease
Examples of dissatisfy in a Sentence
She was dissatisfied by the poor service.
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater
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Loading your audio article A group dissatisfied with the performance of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has begun the the effort to recall her from office, after voters in recent years took similar steps against top prosecutors in Alameda County and San Francisco.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
The troubling lesson is that secession, even shorn of its ethnic trappings, can still be an alluring strategy for regional parties dissatisfied with the policies of their central governments.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
An early 2025 Gallup poll found, however, that more Americans were dissatisfied (52%) than satisfied (42%) with the Social Security and Medicare systems.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
The troubling lesson is that secession, even shorn of its ethnic trappings, can still be an alluring strategy for regional parties dissatisfied with the policies of their central governments.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012
An early 2025 Gallup poll found, however, that more Americans were dissatisfied (52%) than satisfied (42%) with the Social Security and Medicare systems.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The move is not entirely unexpected for the art world, which has seen art dealers dissatisfied with the status quo established by art fairs such as the Art Dealers Association of America and the Armory Show.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissatisfy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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dissatisfy
verb
dis·sat·is·fy
(ˈ)dis-ˈ(s)at-əs-ˌfī
: to fail to satisfy : displease
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