disgruntled

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dis·grun·tle

(dĭs-grŭn′tl)

tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles

To make discontented.

[dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen, frequentative of grunten, to grunt; see grunt).]

dis·grun′tle·ment n.

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disgruntled

(dɪsˈɡrʌntəld)

adj

feeling or expressing discontent or anger

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Adj.

disgruntled - in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

dissatisfied

discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"

disgruntled

adjective discontented, dissatisfied, annoyed, irritated, put out, hacked (off) (U.S. slang), grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), sullen, displeased, petulant, sulky, peeved, malcontent, testy, peevish, huffy, cheesed off (Brit. slang) Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation.

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Translations

ساخِط، مُسْتاء

nespokojenýrozladěný

gnavenutilfreds

verärgert

δυσαρεστημένος

mécontent

önugur

scontento stizzato di malumore

suirzęs

mellomfornøyd

hoşnut olmayanküskün

不满的

disgruntled

[dɪsˈgrʌntld] ADJ (= unhappy) [employee, staff, customer] → descontento; (= bad-tempered) → contrariado, malhumorado

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disgruntled

[dɪsˈgrʌnt^əld] adj [person] → mécontent(e)
to be disgruntled at sth, to be disgruntled about sth → être mécontent(e) de qch

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disgruntled

adj → verstimmt

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disgruntled

[dɪsˈgrʌntld] adj (person) → di malumore, di cattivo umore; (look) → seccato/a

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disgruntled

(disˈgrantld) adjective

sulky and dissatisfied.

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"I am tired, and, worse than that, I'm disgruntled. I'm tired because I've been packing my trunk and sewing all day.

Do you feel as disgruntled now as when you started out, Anne?"

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And clear across to the Atlantic, the Junta in touch with them all and all of them needing guns, mere adventurers, soldiers of fortune, bandits, disgruntled American union men, socialists, anarchists, rough-necks, Mexican exiles, peons escaped from bondage, whipped miners from the bull-pens of Coeur d'Alene and Colorado who desired only the more vindictively to fight--all the flotsam and jetsam of wild spirits from the madly complicated modern world.

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At the end of the line Tarzan could still hear the grumbling of the disgruntled priest.

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Hundreds of stampeders, after staking on other creeks than Bonanza, had gone on disgruntled down river to Forty Mile and Circle City.

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Earlier on Friday, former Governor Punjab and disgruntled leader of PML-N, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa on Friday joined PTI.

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According to Metro.co.uk, disgruntled fans began fired insults in Spanish to the retired footballer, who responded with several messages of his own, but when the debate seemed to go nowhere he posted a screenshot of the picture from his playing days and posted it on Twitter.

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SIALKOT -- The PTI's disgruntled local leaders who were not awarded party tickets have announced to contest the general election as the independent candidates against the PTI in Sialkot and their retaliatory move is likely to benefit the PML-N which will take political advantage of the situation.