Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissatisfaction

/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: dis-sat-is-fac-tion
IPA: /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unhappiness or discontent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The cause of such feelings.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Job dissatisfaction results in high turnover."
"The coup was well-planned. Fuel was artificially held back so as to create shortages and dissatisfaction with Brotherhood rule. The old state-controlled unions mounted public sector strikes that further sabotaged the economy and annoyed people. Police-controlled thugs who had been used against the Tahrir Square demonstrations in 2011 came back into action."
"The hypothesis that the strength of the relationship between ED pathology and body image dissatisfaction would be weaker in the autistic group was not supported."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/
British English: /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissatisfactions (plural)

Phrases

self-dissatisfaction

Frequently Paired Words

unsatisfactoriness

Rhymes With

action reaction interaction transaction satisfaction attraction fraction extraction faction distraction traction contraction

Questions

How do you pronounce dissatisfaction?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/.
What does dissatisfaction mean?: Unhappiness or discontent.
Where does dissatisfaction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. 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.

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