dissatisfy
verb
dis·sat·is·fy
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsa-təs-ˌfī 
dissatisfied; dissatisfying; dissatisfies
: to fail to satisfy : displease
Examples of dissatisfy in a Sentence
She was dissatisfied by the poor service.
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater
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Republican strategist Alex Conant agreed that Biden should try to steer the debate toward the future and away from a referendum on his stewardship of the economy, which has left most voters dissatisfied.
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Specifically, a rising power may be dissatisfied with existing international arrangements and may seek to gain sufficient power to eventually change them.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
They’ve been dissatisfied with the state of the country for 20 years, but for the most part the campaign season hasn’t been focused on solutions to customary longstanding problems.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
The axis of upheaval represents a new center of gravity, a group that other countries dissatisfied with the existing order can turn to.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Specifically, a rising power may be dissatisfied with existing international arrangements and may seek to gain sufficient power to eventually change them.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
They’ve been dissatisfied with the state of the country for 20 years, but for the most part the campaign season hasn’t been focused on solutions to customary longstanding problems.
—Nate Cohn, New York Times, 4 May 2024
The axis of upheaval represents a new center of gravity, a group that other countries dissatisfied with the existing order can turn to.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Dissatisfy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissatisfy. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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dissatisfy
verb
dis·sat·is·fy
(ˈ)dis-ˈ(s)at-əs-ˌfī
: to fail to satisfy : displease
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