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—disgruntlement, n./dis grun"tl/, v.t., disgruntled, disgruntling.to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.[1675-85; DIS-1 + gruntle, freq. of GRUNT]
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Disgruntle — Dis*grun tle, v. t. To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disgruntle — index disappoint, discourage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disgruntle — 1680s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) entirely, very + obsolete gruntle to grumble (M.E. gruntelen, early 15c.), frequentative of GRUNT (Cf. grunt) … Etymology dictionary
disgruntle — [dis grunt′ l] vt. disgruntled, disgruntling [ DIS + obs. gruntle, freq. of GRUNT] to make peevishly discontented; displease and make sulky disgruntlement n … English World dictionary
disgruntle — verb put into a bad mood or into bad humour The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions • Derivationally related forms: ↑disgruntlement • Hypernyms: ↑dissatisfy • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody … Useful english dictionary
disgruntle — transitive verb (disgruntled; disgruntling) Etymology: dis + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen, frequentative of grunten to grunt Date: 1682 to make ill humored or discontented usually used as a participial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
disgruntle — verb To make discontent or cross; to cause being in a bad temper. Ant: gruntle See Also: grunt … Wiktionary
disgruntle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of: disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, let down. See HAPPY … English dictionary for students
disgruntle — dis·grun·tle || dɪs grÊŒntl v. displease; disappoint … English contemporary dictionary
disgruntle — dis·grun·tle … English syllables
