disgruntlement
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disgruntlement — disgruntled ► ADJECTIVE ▪ angry or dissatisfied. DERIVATIVES disgruntlement noun. ORIGIN from dialect gruntle «utter little grunts, grumble» … English terms dictionary
disgruntlement — noun see disgruntle … New Collegiate Dictionary
disgruntlement — See disgruntle. * * * … Universalium
disgruntlement — noun The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance; the acts of sulky dissatisfaction … Wiktionary
disgruntlement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Unhappiness caused by the failure of one s hopes, desires, or expectations: disappointment, discontent, discontentment, dissatisfaction, letdown, regret. See HAPPY … English dictionary for students
disgruntlement — n. feeling of bitter displeasure, feeling of morose discontent … English contemporary dictionary
disgruntlement — dis·grun·tle·ment … English syllables
disgruntlement — noun a feeling of sulky discontent • Derivationally related forms: ↑disgruntle • Hypernyms: ↑discontentment, ↑discontent, ↑discontentedness * * * noun see disgruntle * * * … Useful english dictionary
disgruntle — disgruntlement, n. /dis grun tl/, v.t., disgruntled, disgruntling. to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent. [1675 85; DIS 1 + gruntle, freq. of GRUNT] * * * … Universalium
disgruntle — transitive verb (disgruntled; disgruntling) Etymology: dis + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen, frequentative of grunten to grunt Date: 1682 to make ill humored or discontented usually used as a participial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
