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/dis sat"is fuy'/, v.t., dissatisfied, dissatisfying.to cause to be displeased, esp. by failing to provide something expected or desired.[1660-70; DIS-1 + SATISFY]
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Dissatisfy — Dis*sat is*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissatisfied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissatisfying}.] To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the want of something requisite; as, to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dissatisfy — index disaffect, disappoint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dissatisfy — 1660s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + SATISFY (Cf. satisfy). Related: Dissatisfied; dissatisfying … Etymology dictionary
dissatisfy — [dis′sat isfī΄] vt. dissatisfied, dissatisfying to fail to satisfy; make discontented; displease … English World dictionary
dissatisfy — transitive verb Date: 1666 to fail to satisfy ; displease … New Collegiate Dictionary
dissatisfy — verb a) To fail to satisfy. b) To displease. See Also: dissatisfaction … Wiktionary
dissatisfy — Synonyms and related words: baffle, balk, bilk, cast down, cross, dash, defeat, defeat expectation, disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, dishearten, disillusion, displease, foil, frustrate, let down, put out, tantalize, tease, thwart … Moby Thesaurus
dissatisfy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discontent, displease, disappoint; vex, annoy, anger. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. displease, discontent, disappoint, perturb; see anger 1 , bother 3 , disappoint . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To… … English dictionary for students
dissatisfy — dis|sat|is|fy [ dıs sætıs,faı ] verb transitive if something dissatisfies you, it annoys you because it is not as good as you expected it to be … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dissatisfy — , dissatisfied, dissatisfaction Note ss … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
