noun · 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
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Canada, General-American:/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
Canada, General-American:[dɪsˌsæɾɪsˈfækʃən]
Australian:/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
CMU ARPABET:D IH2 S AE0 T IH0 S F AE1 K SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Unhappiness or discontent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Job dissatisfaction results in high turnover.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The cause of such feelings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the feeling of being displeased and discontent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English satisfaction English dissatisfaction From dis- + satisfaction.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
դժգոհություն
(džgohutʻyun)
— unhappiness or discontent
Belarusian:
нездаво́ленасць
(njezdavóljenascʹ)
— unhappiness or discontent
Belarusian:
нездавальне́нне
(njezdavalʹnjénnje)
— unhappiness or discontent
Bulgarian:
недово́лство
(nedovólstvo)
— unhappiness or discontent
Catalan:
insatisfacció
— unhappiness or discontent
Catalan:
descontentament
— unhappiness or discontent
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿 /不满
(bùmǎn)
— unhappiness or discontent
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿足 /不满足
(bù mǎnzú)
— unhappiness or discontent
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿意 /不满意
(bù mǎnyì)
— unhappiness or discontent
Czech:
nespokojenost
— unhappiness or discontent
Danish:
utilfredshed
— unhappiness or discontent
Dutch:
ontevredenheid
— unhappiness or discontent
Finnish:
tyytymättömyys
— unhappiness or discontent
French:
insatisfaction
— unhappiness or discontent
French:
mécontentement
— unhappiness or discontent
German:
Unzufriedenheit
— unhappiness or discontent
Greek:
δυσαρέσκεια
(dysaréskeia)
— unhappiness or discontent
Greek:
δυσαρέστηση
(dysaréstisi)
— unhappiness or discontent
Ancient Greek:
δυσαρέστησις
(dusaréstēsis)
— unhappiness or discontent
Hebrew:
מורת רוח
— unhappiness or discontent
Hebrew:
חוסר סיפוק
— unhappiness or discontent
Hungarian:
elégedetlenség
— unhappiness or discontent
Icelandic:
óánægja
— unhappiness or discontent
Italian:
insoddisfazione
— unhappiness or discontent
Italian:
scontentezza
— unhappiness or discontent
Japanese:
不満
(fuman)
— unhappiness or discontent
Japanese:
不満足
(fumanzoku)
— unhappiness or discontent
Kazakh:
қанағаттанбаушылық
(qanağattanbauşylyq)
— unhappiness or discontent
Korean:
불만
(bulman)
— unhappiness or discontent
Korean:
불만족
(bulmanjok)
— unhappiness or discontent
Macedonian:
незадоволство
(nezadovolstvo)
— unhappiness or discontent
Malayalam:
അസംതൃപ്തി
(asantr̥pti)
— unhappiness or discontent
Malayalam:
അതൃപ്തി
(atr̥pti)
— unhappiness or discontent
Māori:
matangurunguru
— unhappiness or discontent
Māori:
nanu
— unhappiness or discontent
Norwegian:
utilfredshet
— unhappiness or discontent
Norwegian:
misnøye
— unhappiness or discontent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
misnøye
— unhappiness or discontent
Portuguese:
descontentamento
— unhappiness or discontent
Portuguese:
insatisfação
— unhappiness or discontent
Romanian:
insatisfacție
— unhappiness or discontent
Romanian:
nemulțumire
— unhappiness or discontent
Romanian:
neplăcere
— unhappiness or discontent
Russian:
недово́льство
(nedovólʹstvo)
— unhappiness or discontent
Russian:
неудовлетворённость
(neudovletvorjónnostʹ)
— unhappiness or discontent
Spanish:
disgusto
— unhappiness or discontent
Swedish:
missnöje
— unhappiness or discontent
Telugu:
అసంతుష్టి
(asantuṣṭi)
— unhappiness or discontent
Ukrainian:
незадово́лення
(nezadovólennja)
— unhappiness or discontent
Ukrainian:
невдово́леність
(nevdovólenistʹ)
— unhappiness or discontent
Ukrainian:
невдово́лення
(nevdovólennja)
— unhappiness or discontent
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿 /不满
(bùmǎn)
— cause of such feelings
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿足 /不满足
(bù mǎnzú)
— cause of such feelings
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿意 /不满意
(bù mǎnyì)
— cause of such feelings
Finnish:
tyytymättömyyden aihe
— cause of such feelings
Russian:
неудовлетворённость
(neudovletvorjónnostʹ)
— cause of such feelings