Meaning of DISSATISFACTION
| Pronunciation: | | `dissatis'fakshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" |
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| | Antonyms: | | satisfaction | | |
| | See Also: | | boredom, disappointment, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, displeasure, ennui, letdown, tedium | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*sat`is*fac"tion\, n.
The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or
discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of
gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.
The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject
to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction. --Addison.
Syn: Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation;
distaste; dislike.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravation, agreement to disagree, alienation, angst, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apostasy, aversion, bad books, bafflement, balk, ban, betrayed hope, blackball, blackballing, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, boredom, buffet, cheerlessness, cold comfort, comedown, complaint, counter-culture, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, defeat, difference, dim view, disaccord, disagreement, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, discomfiture, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, disinclination, dislike, disliking, dismay, disparity, displeasure, disquiet, disrelish, disrespect, dissatisfiedness, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, distaste, diversity, divine discontent, dread, dropping out, dullness, emptiness, ennui, envy, exasperation, exclusion, existential woe, failure, fallen countenance, Faustianism, fiasco, fizzle, flatness, foiling, forlorn hope, frustration, grimness, hope deferred, ill humor, indignation, indisposition, inquietude, irritation, joylessness, lack of pleasure, letdown, low estimation, low opinion, malaise, minority opinion, mirage, nausea, nonagreement, nonassent, nonconcurrence, nonconformity, nonconsent, nongratification, nonsatisfaction, objection, opposition, opposure, ostracism, painfulness, peevishness, petulance, protest, querulousness, rebelliousness, recusance, recusancy, rejection, repudiation, resentfulness, resentment, restiveness, restlessness, savorlessness, secession, setback, sore disappointment, sourness, spleen, staleness, sulkiness, tantalization, tastelessness, tease, tediousness, tedium, thumbs-down, uncomfortableness, underground, unease, uneasiness, unfulfillment, unhappiness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, variance, vexation, vexation of spirit, withdrawal |
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