dissatisfaction

dissatisfied | American Dictionary

dissatisfied
adjective
us/dɪsˈsæt̬·əsˌfɑɪd/
not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be:
She was dissatisfied with her job and decided to look for a new one.

dissatisfaction

noun[ U ]us/dɪsˌsæt̬·əsˈfæk·ʃən/
Many of the opinion surveys show deep dissatisfaction with Congress as an institution.

Examples of dissatisfied

dissatisfied
It has an eleven-point scale ranging from 5 (completely dissatisfied) to 5 (completely satisfied).
Eleven items were scored on a 6-point scale (ranging from 1 to 6, respectively dissatisfied and very satisfied).
Those least dissatisfied with institutional practices of horizontal accountability were found more often among the elderly or the poorly educated.
The trade unions had been strongly dissatisfied with the 1901 law in which compensation for accidents was to be paid by the employer.
At the same time, there is much that leaves such a theorist puzzled and dissatisfied.
But like them he is dissatisfied with the state of architecture around him, particularly architectural competitions.
That archaeologists and anthropologists are increasingly dissatisfied with historically-imposed boundaries is shown by the debates taking place over the last 15 years.
The chances are that no one reader will be entirely satisfied by the product and a majority of readers may feel distinctly dissatisfied.
When the final color proof was submitted for our approval prior to mailing, we were dissatisfied with the appearance.
Each became dissatisfied with the ruling regime and withdrew its solid support.
A set passage in every panchali portrays the frustration of dissatisfied wives.
Some respondents retired at the normal civil service retirement age of 60 even though dissatisfied with their work.
Item scores ranged from 1 (' satisfied ') to 3 (' dissatisfied ').
The students themselves are dissatisfied with their present achievement, and long to convey their thoughts and feelings fluently.
Assume that some ruling party legislators, dissatisfied with the prime minister's political style or policies, attempt to sweep the prime minister from office.
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