adj · verb · 4 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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/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not satisfied (e.g. with the quality of something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We offer refunds to dissatisfied customers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of dissatisfy
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
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disgruntled
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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- Middle English satisfien Middle English satisfyed English satisfied English dissatisfied From dis- + satisfied.
Across languages
Translations
78 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُسْتَاء
(mustāʔ)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Arabic:
سَاخِط
(sāḵiṭ)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Arabic:
غَيْر رَاضٍ
(ḡayr rāḍin)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Arabic:
مُتَضَجِّر
(mutaḍajjir)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Armenian:
անգոհ
(angoh)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Belarusian:
незадаво́лены
(njezadavóljeny)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Belarusian:
нездаво́лены
(njezdavóljeny)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Bulgarian:
недово́лен
(nedovólen)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Bulgarian:
неудовлетворе́н
(neudovletvorén)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Catalan:
insatisfet
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿 /不满
(bùmǎn)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿足 /不满足
(bù mǎnzú)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿意 /不满意
(bù mǎnyì)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Chinese Mandarin:
不平
(bùpíng)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Czech:
nespokojený
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Danish:
misfornøjet
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Dutch:
ontevreden
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Finnish:
tyytymätön
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
French:
mécontent
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
German:
unzufrieden
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
German:
unbefriedigt
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Greek:
δυσαρεστημένος
(dysarestiménos)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Hindi:
असंतुष्ट
(asantuṣṭ)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Hungarian:
elégedetlen
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Italian:
insoddisfatto
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Italian:
malcontento
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Japanese:
不満な
(fuman na)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Japanese:
不平な
(fuhei na)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Korean:
불만하다
(bulmanhada)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Korean:
불평하다
(bulpyeonghada)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Korean:
불만스럽다
(bulmanseureopda)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Latin:
inexplētus
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Macedonian:
незадоволен
(nezadovolen)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Norwegian Bokmål:
misfornøyd
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Norwegian Bokmål:
utilfreds
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Persian:
ناراضی
(nârâzi)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Plautdietsch:
ontofräd
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Polish:
niezadowolony
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Portuguese:
insatisfeito
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Romanian:
nesatisfăcut
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Romanian:
nemulțumit
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Russian:
недово́льный
(nedovólʹnyj)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Russian:
неудовлетворённый
(neudovletvorjónnyj)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Serbo-Croatian:
не̏задово̄љан
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Serbo-Croatian:
nȅzadovōljan
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Slovak:
nespokojný
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Slovene:
nezadovoljen
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Spanish:
descontento
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Spanish:
malcontento
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Spanish:
insatisfecho
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Swedish:
missnöjd
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Tajik:
норозӣ
(norozi)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Turkish:
memnuniyetsiz
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Turkish:
hoşnutsuz
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Ukrainian:
незадово́лений
(nezadovólenyj)
— feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
Armenian:
անգոհ
(angoh)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Catalan:
insatisfet
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿 /不满
(bùmǎn)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿足 /不满足
(bù mǎnzú)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Chinese Mandarin:
不滿意 /不满意
(bù mǎnyì)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Czech:
nespokojený
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Finnish:
tyytymätön
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
French:
insatisfait
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
German:
nicht zufrieden
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Irish:
míshásta
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Latin:
inexplētus
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Māori:
whakaahu
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Norwegian Bokmål:
misfornøyd
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Norwegian Bokmål:
misnøyd
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
misnøgd
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Plautdietsch:
ontofräd
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Portuguese:
insatisfeito
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Romanian:
nemulțumit
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Romanian:
nesatisfăcut
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Russian:
неудовлетворённый
(neudovletvorjónnyj)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Russian:
недово́льный
(nedovólʹnyj)
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Spanish:
insatisfecho
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)
Swedish:
missnöjd
— not satisfied (with the quality of something)