disgruntled adj

disgruntled adj
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

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  • disgruntled — [adj] unhappy; critical annoyed, bad tempered, bellyaching*, crabbing*, crabby, cranky, disappointed, discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, griping, grouchy, grousing, grumpy, irritable, irritated, kicking, kvetching*, malcontent,… …   New thesaurus

  • disgruntled — adj. disgruntled at, over, with * * * [dɪs grʌntld] over with disgruntled at …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disgruntled — adj. Disgruntled is used with these nouns: ↑employee …   Collocations dictionary

  • disgruntled — pp. adj. from DISGRUNTLE (Cf. disgruntle) …   Etymology dictionary

  • disgruntled — adj discontented, discontent, malcontent, dissatisfied, displeased, unhappy; disappointed, dejected, disheartened, let down; sulky, sullen, pout ful, resentful; cranky, grumpy, grouchy, surly, churlish, ill humored, in a bad mood; vexed, annoyed …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • disgruntled — adj. discontented; moody; sulky. Derivatives: disgruntlement n. Etymology: DIS + gruntle obs. frequent. of GRUNT …   Useful english dictionary

  • disgruntled — [[t]dɪsgrʌ̱nt(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ by/at/over n If you are disgruntled, you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation...… …   English dictionary

  • disgruntled — /dis grun tld/, adj. displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us. [DISGRUNTLE + ED2] Syn. grouchy, testy, sullen, grumpy, dissatisfied. * * * …   Universalium

  • disgruntled — dis|grun|tled [dısˈgrʌntld] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: gruntle to complain (15 19 centuries), from grunt] annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted ▪ a disgruntled client …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disgruntled — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cross (see irascibility). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grumpy, discontented, displeased; see disappointed 1 , dissatisfied , irritable . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. angry, cross, unhappy,… …   English dictionary for students

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