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adjective
- 1. not content or happy with something: "his parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer"
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The meaning of DISSATISFY is to fail to satisfy : displease. How to use dissatisfy in a sentence.
Dissatisfy definition: to cause to be displeased, especially by failing to provide something expected or desired.. See examples of DISSATISFY used in a sentence.
DISSATISFIED definition: 1. not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be: 2. not…. Learn more.
When you dissatisfy someone, you don't meet their expectations. If you promise your dad a chocolate cake for his birthday, giving him a bran muffin instead might dissatisfy him. To satisfy someone is to fulfill what they need or hope for — and when you dissatisfy them, you fail to do that.
to cause to be displeased, esp. by failing to provide something expected or desired. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1660–70; dis-1 + satisfy] Examples of 'dissatisfy' in a sentence. dissatisfy.
Define dissatisfy. dissatisfy synonyms, dissatisfy pronunciation, dissatisfy translation, English dictionary definition of dissatisfy. tr.v. dis·sat·is·fied , dis·sat·is·fy·ing , dis·sat·is·fies To fail to satisfy; disappoint.
: to fail to make (someone) happy or pleased. Their final decision dissatisfied [= displeased] everyone. She was dissatisfied by the poor service. — opposite satisfy. — dissatisfying. adjective [more dissatisfying; most dissatisfying] a dissatisfying experience. The movie was dissatisfying.
