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unsatisfied

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AE1 T IH0 S F AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Not satisfied, especially with the quantity of something; dissatisfied; uncontented.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Not gratified; not having been fulfilled or met.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

worried and uneasy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: restless, ungratified

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not having been satisfied

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsated, unsatiated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Middle English satisfien Middle English satisfyed English satisfied English unsatisfied From un- + satisfied.