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dissatisfy

/dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sat-is-fy
IPA
/dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail to satisfy; to displease.

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- ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English dissatisfy From dis- + satisfy.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/

Inflected Forms

dissatisfies (present, singular) dissatisfying (participle, present) dissatisfied (participle, past) dissatisfied (past)

Derived Forms

dissatisfier

Frequently Paired Words

dissatisfaction

Synonyms

disgruntle

Rhymes With

satisfy

Questions

How do you pronounce dissatisfy?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/.
What does dissatisfy mean?
To fail to satisfy; to displease.
Where does dissatisfy 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- ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English dissatisfy From dis- + satisfy.

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