Dissatisfaction

//dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən//

Synonyms for "dissatisfaction" (157 found)

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Translations

59 translations across 32 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • δυσαρέστησις noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Armenian

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  • դժգոհություն noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Belarusian

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  • нездавальне́нне noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • нездаво́ленасць noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Bulgarian

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  • недово́лство noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Catalan

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  • descontentament noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • insatisfacció noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 不滿 /不满 noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • 不滿 /不满 noun (cause of such feelings)
  • 不滿意 /不满意 noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • 不滿意 /不满意 noun (cause of such feelings)

Czech

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  • nespokojenost noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Danish

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  • utilfredshed noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Dutch

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  • ontevredenheid noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Finnish

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  • tyytymättömyyden aihe noun (cause of such feelings)
  • tyytymättömyys noun (unhappiness or discontent)

French

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  • insatisfaction noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • mécontentement noun (unhappiness or discontent)

German

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  • Unzufriedenheit noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Greek

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  • δυσαρέσκεια noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Hebrew

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  • חוסר סיפוק noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • מורת רוח noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Hungarian

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  • elégedetlenség noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Icelandic

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  • óánægja noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Italian

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  • insoddisfazione noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • scontentezza noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Japanese

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  • 不満 noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • 不満足 noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Kazakh

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  • қанағаттанбаушылық noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Korean

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  • 불만 noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • 불만족 noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Macedonian

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  • незадоволство noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Malayalam

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  • അതൃപ്തി noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • അസംതൃപ്തി noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Māori

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  • matangurunguru noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • nanu noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Norwegian

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  • misnøye noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • utilfredshet noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • misnøye noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Portuguese

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  • descontentamento noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • insatisfação noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Romanian

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  • insatisfacție noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • nemulțumire noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • neplăcere noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Russian

3 entries
  • недово́льство noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • неудовлетворённость noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • неудовлетворённость noun (cause of such feelings)

Spanish

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  • descontento noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • disgusto noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • insatisfacción noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • malcontento noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Swedish

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  • missnöje noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Telugu

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  • అసంతుష్టి noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Ukrainian

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  • невдово́лення noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • невдово́леність noun (unhappiness or discontent)
  • незадово́лення noun (unhappiness or discontent)

Sample sentences

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He pouted with dissatisfaction.

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An experiment, I would learn much later when studying the philosophy of science, had to arise from a real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.

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I am writing to express my dissatisfaction.

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He expressed his dissatisfaction.

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