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disgruntled

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dis·grun·tled

   [dis-gruhn-tld]
–adjective
displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.
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Origin:
disgruntle + -ed2

—Synonyms
grouchy, testy, sullen, grumpy, dissatisfied.

dis·grun·tle

   [dis-gruhn-tl]
–verb (used with object),-tled, -tling.
to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
Origin:
1675–85; dis-1 + gruntle, freq. of grunt

—Related forms
dis·grun·tle·ment, noun
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Word Origin & History

disgruntle
1680s, from dis- "entirely, very" + obs. gruntle "to grumble," frequentative of grunt (q.v.).

disgruntled
pp. adj. from disgruntle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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