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# dissatisfied

adjective (dissatisfied, more dissatisfied); verb dissatisfy; noun dissatisfaction

«dissatisfied» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dissatisfied means not pleased or not happy because something was not as good as you hoped or expected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#m1)
2. A dissatisfied customer is one who complains or wants their money back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life about shops and services, in surveys (very satisfied ... very dissatisfied), and in stories to show a character wants more or something better. Phrases: dissatisfied with, dissatisfied customer, feel dissatisfied.

### Examples

- She was dissatisfied with her drawing and started again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x1)
- Dissatisfied customers can ask for a refund. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x2)
- The coach was dissatisfied with how we defended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x3)
- He felt dissatisfied after the short, boring film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x4)
- In the survey, five children said they were dissatisfied with lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x5)
- The king was dissatisfied with every cake the baker made. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x6)
- Are you dissatisfied with my birth, my wit, humour, or manners?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/#x7)

### Note

Use «dissatisfied with» something. Double s: dis + satisfied. Close to «unsatisfied» but dissatisfied usually means unhappy and complaining, while unsatisfied often means a need is not yet met (unsatisfied hunger). In a survey chart, count the dissatisfied group as its own category.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dissatisfied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dissatisfied/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dissatisfied» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dissatisfied.html) on Mova free.