dissatisfy

3 definitions found

dissatisfy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dissatisfy \Dis*sat"is*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dissatisfied;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Dissatisfying.]
     To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness
     in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the
     want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with
     one's fortune.
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           The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. --Bancroft.
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dissatisfy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dissatisfy
      v 1: fail to satisfy [ant: gratify, satisfy]

dissatisfy - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "dissatisfy":
     baffle, balk, bilk, cast down, cross, dash, defeat,
     defeat expectation, disappoint, discontent, disgruntle, dishearten,
     disillusion, displease, foil, frustrate, let down, put out,
     tantalize, tease, thwart