Meaning & use
disgruntled
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feeling dissatisfied, annoyed, or resentful, usually because of unfair treatment.
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Disgruntled customers flooded the company with complaints after the price hike.
He left the meeting disgruntled, feeling his ideas had been ignored.
A note on using this word
Almost always used before a noun ('disgruntled employee') to describe a lingering, simmering displeasure rather than sudden anger.
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dissatisfiedresentful
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