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disgruntled

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /dɪsˈɡɹʌnt(ə)ld/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌntəld
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S G R AH1 N T AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 S G R AH1 N AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

In a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • disgruntled employees preparing to strike over the lack of progress in talks with their employer on pay and conditions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discontent, displeased, unsatisfied

Antonyms: content, contented, gruntled, satisfied, undisgruntled

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of disgruntle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

in a state of sulky dissatisfaction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dissatisfied

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From disgruntle + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of verbs).

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَرْدَان (ḥardān) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Bashkir: асыулы (asıwlı) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Bashkir: ҡәнәғәтһеҙ (qənəğətheź) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Bulgarian: недоволен (nedovolen) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Bulgarian: раздразнен (razdraznen) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Dutch: misnoegd — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Dutch: ontevreden — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Dutch: ontstemd — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Esperanto: malkontenta — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Finnish: nyrpeä — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Finnish: nyreissään — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Finnish: ärtynyt — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Finnish: tyytymätön — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Finnish: pahantuulinen — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • French: frustré — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • French: insatisfait — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • French: malheureux — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • French: mécontent — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Galician: frustrado — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Galician: insatisfeito — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • German: missgelaunt — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • German: missgestimmt — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • German: missmutig — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • German: unzufrieden — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • German: verstimmt — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Hungarian: elégedetlen — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Māori: whakaahu — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Russian: недово́льный (nedovólʹnyj) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Russian: раздражённый (razdražónnyj) — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Spanish: contrariado — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Spanish: disgustado — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Spanish: descontento — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Spanish: frustrado — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Spanish: insatisfecho — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Swedish: missbelåten — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Swedish: missnöjd — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Turkish: gücenmiş — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Turkish: hoşnutsuz — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Turkish: keyifsiz — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
  • Turkish: şikâyetçi — in a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour
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