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adjective

dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld How to pronounce disgruntled (audio)
Definition of disgruntlednext
as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism

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disgruntled

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verb

past tense of disgruntle
1
as in infuriated
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS

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2
as in displeased
to make discontented a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore

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Recent Examples of disgruntled
Adjective
When anti-elite sentiment is bipartisan, the real swing voter becomes the disgruntled partisan. — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 After an intense work encounter that leaves a disgruntled colleague on the run, Mariana’s (Milian) quiet night at home turns into a terrifying fight for her own survival. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Verb
Their domestic policy agenda has been slow to take root, leaving voters disgruntled about an uneven economy. — Paul Kane, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2026 Some Russians are disgruntled about internet censorship and government control over online activities, including the blocking of the popular messaging app Telegram. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgruntled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntled
  1. dissatisfied
  2. infuriated
  3. displeased
  4. frustrated
  5. angered
  6. annoyed
  7. enraged
  8. discontented
Adjective
  • Inflation is a sore spot for Americans, who are growing more dissatisfied with the economy, according to polls and consumer surveys.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 July 2026
  • Gen Zers are even more dissatisfied with their opportunities, Blanchflower says, amid factors like underemployment, the Covid-19 pandemic, war, trade tariffs, artificial intelligence, automation and job-hugging.
    — Jennifer Liu Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Definition of dissatisfied
Verb
  • When my friends found relief, they were thrilled—and infuriated.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • By the second half, the two teams meandering about the pitch infuriated everyone not on the pitch.
    — David j. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Definition of displeased
Adjective
  • Djokovic became so frustrated that he was given a code violation warning for smashing a racket, before eventually hauling himself over the line.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Others are annoyed that its ambiguous language will create confusion over how — or if — the state will enforce compliance.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • Despite his concessions to the SSPX, Francis enraged many Catholic traditionalists by reversing Benedict's relaxation on celebrating the old Latin Mass for the broader Catholic Church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.
    — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of discontented

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