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as in discontent
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
a vague dissatisfaction with the state of their marriage, which seemed a little stale
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as in disappointment
the emotion felt when one's expectations are not met
she felt keen dissatisfaction at the hurried job the house painters had done
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Nearly two-thirds, 65%, of Gazans surveyed expressed dissatisfaction with his selection as overall leader of Hamas in August.
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Donald Trump played into that dissatisfaction at his Coachella Valley rally Saturday.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The Mother's Instinct actress posted on X (formerly Twitter) about how the in-flight entertainment system was down during her JetBlue flight and expressed her dissatisfaction with the $15 credit the airline offered because of it.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
At Tuesday night’s special City Council meeting, employees continued to express their dissatisfaction with the slow negotiations and Meyer’s comments.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024
Donald Trump played into that dissatisfaction at his Coachella Valley rally Saturday.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
The Mother's Instinct actress posted on X (formerly Twitter) about how the in-flight entertainment system was down during her JetBlue flight and expressed her dissatisfaction with the $15 credit the airline offered because of it.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
At Tuesday night’s special City Council meeting, employees continued to express their dissatisfaction with the slow negotiations and Meyer’s comments.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
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But the Trump campaign is trying to capitalize on rising public discontent regarding immigration and border security, framing their plans as a necessary response to what Trump describes as a national crisis.Brian Bennett, TIME, 3 Nov. 2024
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Women in Iran continue to defy the mandatory hijab law, a reflection of ongoing discontent following the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Freeman downplayed concerns about how the disappointment could carry over to the next game.Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Take the sporadic trend of YouTube creator movies - the most recent of which, Sam and Colby: The Legends of the Paranormal, joined a growing list of box office disappointments, generating just $1.75 million at the time this article was written.Damion Taylor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Hong-Kyun is the South Korean ‘first foreign minister’, who last week summoned the Russian ambassador to Seoul to register South Korea’s displeasure at the news that up to 12,000 North Korean soldiers are in or on their way to Russia to fight in Ukraine.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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This prompted Schneider to publicly apologize to King, 35, during an interview with Tucker Carlson, though King responded with displeasure.EW.com, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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People were waiting for roughly an hour and a half, and parking was extremely limited; this created a sense of repressed frustration in the air.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Regardless of the election’s outcome, many people, including some in your workforce, might be feeling anger, fear, disappointment or frustration.Nathan Christensen, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shell, like rival energy company BP, has backtracked on some climate targets in recent months to the dismay of environmental campaigners, putting more emphasis on oil and gas to boost its profits.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
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Expressing dismay that some of her more exciting stories were cut, her grandchildren weren’t mentioned, and the allure of her magazines wasn’t touched upon, Stewart expressed her annoyance that her prison sentence got so much attention.Chloe Berger, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Dissatisfaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfaction. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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