as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
The homeowner was unsatisfied with the contractor's work and asked him to redo it.
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Recent Examples of unsatisfied
Interim chief executive Jean Claude Blanc, Sir Dave Brailsford and Jason Wilcox are all unsatisfied, especially after that Palace defeat and a chaotic FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City where United scraped past their Championship opponents on penalties.
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Andy Mitten, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2025
Even if the Earthquakes win at PayPal Park Saturday night in their regular-season finale against Austin FC, odds are Bruce Arena will walk away from the season unsatisfied.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
For the first time ever, an NFL game ended in a 40-40 tie, with the unprecedented finish leaving just about everyone unsatisfied.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025
That small segment of unsatisfied customers might, in turn, grow quickly over the next few years.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Anyone dissatisfied with the board's ruling could appeal through circuit court.—
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Fans who appear to be dissatisfied with the series finale, or just not ready to say goodbye, have taken to social media to react to the false theory.—
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Alabama held Arkansas to a season-low 48 points Sunday, and the result left Musick displeased.—
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Denver head coach David Adelman was displeased with the Nuggets’ disposition on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn.—
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Arsenal go into the break disappointed, but not disheartened.—
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However, all three playoff games in the series were won by the road team, including Friday night’s decisive match before a sorely disappointed crowd of 34,473 that filled the lower bowl at Bank of America Stadium.—
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The Eagles’ inconsistency is all about their offense, which retains the talent that won the Super Bowl last year, but has frustrated fans for most of the season.—
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One late-night scene between Agnes and Will is hard to watch, dramatizing the profound distance between her earthbound herbalist mother and his drunk and frustrated writer.—
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“Unsatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsatisfied. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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