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  • 1disgruntled — index disappointed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2disgruntled — pp. adj. from DISGRUNTLE (Cf. disgruntle) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3disgruntled — [adj] unhappy; critical annoyed, bad tempered, bellyaching*, crabbing*, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, griping, grouchy, grousing, grumpy, irritable, irritated, kicking, kvetching*, malcontent,… …

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  • 4disgruntled — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ angry or dissatisfied. DERIVATIVES disgruntlement noun. ORIGIN from dialect gruntle «utter little grunts, grumble» …

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  • 5disgruntled — [[t]dɪsgrʌ̱nt(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/at/over n If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation...… …

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  • 6disgruntled — adj. disgruntled at, over, with * * * [dɪs grʌntld] over with disgruntled at …

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  • 7disgruntled — /dis grun tld/, adj. displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us. [DISGRUNTLE + ED2] Syn. grouchy, testy, sullen, grumpy, dissatisfied. * * * …

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  • 8disgruntled — adj. Disgruntled is used with these nouns: ↑employee …

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  • 9disgruntled — dis|grun|tled [dısˈgrʌntld] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: gruntle to complain (15 19 centuries), from grunt] annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted ▪ a disgruntled client …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10disgruntled adj — If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? …

    English expressions