disgruntle
to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
Origin of disgruntle
1Other words from disgruntle
- dis·grun·tle·ment, noun
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How to use disgruntle in a sentence
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Not getting any travel postcards? A project in Mali delivers delight — and a lifeline. | Bailey Berg | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostHer role was to represent the left in its disgruntlement with what it sees as a sellout by President Barack Obama.
But this disgruntlement of the doctors was not shared by the troops, who subscribed nearly 9000 to the Fund.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 | Edward Tyas CookSo Daubeney wasn't pleased as he helped Lucinda with her wraps; and she read disgruntlement in his silence and constraint.
Linda Lee, Incorporated | Louis Joseph Vance
But the unsatisfied are still in great mistiness, and their discontent utters itself only in a "boundless disgruntlement."
The Ego and His Own | Max StirnerSo quick was the look she gave me that I knew she had in that moment caught all my disgruntlement and disgust.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore | Jack LondonOn Shūzen's abrupt gesture and refusal he took his departure, almost betraying his own disgruntlement.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) | James S. De Benneville
British Dictionary definitions for disgruntle
/ (dɪsˈɡrʌntəl) /
(tr; usually passive) to make sulky or discontented
Origin of disgruntle
1Derived forms of disgruntle
- disgruntlement, noun
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