disgruntle

[ dis-gruhn-tl ]
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verb (used with object),dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling.
  1. to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.

Origin of disgruntle

1
1675–85; dis-1 + gruntle, frequentative of grunt

Other words from disgruntle

  • dis·grun·tle·ment, noun

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How to use disgruntle in a sentence

  • But the unsatisfied are still in great mistiness, and their discontent utters itself only in a "boundless disgruntlement."

    The Ego and His Own | Max Stirner
  • So quick was the look she gave me that I knew she had in that moment caught all my disgruntlement and disgust.

  • On 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

disgruntle

/ (dɪsˈɡrʌntəl) /


verb
  1. (tr; usually passive) to make sulky or discontented

Origin of disgruntle

1
C17: dis- 1 + obsolete gruntle to complain; see grunt

Derived forms of disgruntle

  • disgruntlement, noun

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