"I'd rather get the sack than not join the labour union," said the disgruntled worker.
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Disgruntled
//dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d//
Synonyms for "disgruntled" (147 found)
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Strong matches (44)
disappointeddisapprobatorydisapprovingdiscontentdisenchanteddisillusioneddissentingenviousexasperatedfaultfindingfed upgripinggrouchygrousinggrowlinggrumblinggrumpyill-humoredill-temperedindignant
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Adjective(22 words)
disconsolatediscontentdishearteneddismaldispleaseddolefuldolesomedowndown in the dumpsdown in the mouthdowncastdownhearteddownsomedullelegiacforlorngloomygrief-strickenheartsickheartsore
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (73)
Adjective(34 words)
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Synonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 15 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- حَرْدَان adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Bashkir
2 entries- асыулы adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- ҡәнәғәтһеҙ adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Bulgarian
2 entries- недоволен adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- раздразнен adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Dutch
3 entries- misnoegd adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- ontevreden adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- ontstemd adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Esperanto
1 entries- malkontenta adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Finnish
4 entries- nyreissään adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- nyrpeä adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- pahantuulinen adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- tyytymätön adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
French
4 entries- frustré adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- insatisfait adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- malheureux adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- mécontent adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Galician
2 entries- frustrado adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- insatisfeito adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
German
4 entries- missgelaunt adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- missgestimmt adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- missmutig adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- unzufrieden adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Hungarian
1 entries- elégedetlen adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Māori
1 entries- whakaahu adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Russian
2 entries- недово́льный adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- раздражённый adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Spanish
4 entries- contrariado adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- descontento adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- disgustado adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- frustrado adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Swedish
2 entries- missbelåten adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- missnöjd adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Turkish
4 entries- gücenmiş adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- hoşnutsuz adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- keyifsiz adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
- şikâyetçi adj (in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
We think a disgruntled employee was the one who planted the bomb.
Source: tatoeba (1141271)
Tom is disgruntled.
Source: tatoeba (2236653)
Tom looks disgruntled.
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