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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissatisfied

/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sat-is-fied
IPA
/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

adj

Not satisfied (e.g. with the quality of something).

verb

simple past and past participle of dissatisfy

Example Sentences

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- Middle English satisfien Middle English satisfyed English satisfied English dissatisfied From dis- + satisfied.

Inflected Forms

more dissatisfied (comparative) most dissatisfied (superlative) disatisfied (alternative)

Derived Forms

dissatisfiedness

Frequently Paired Words

dissatisfaction

Synonyms

unsatisfied displeased disgruntled

Rhymes With

satisfied

Questions

How do you pronounce dissatisfied?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/.
What does dissatisfied mean?
Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.
Where does dissatisfied 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- Middle English satisfien Middle English satisfyed English satisfied English dissatisfied From dis- + satisfied.

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