dissatisfaction

Loneliness, by contrast, describes a person's subjective dissatisfaction with the quality of their relationships, regardless of how many social interactions they actually have.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“The key question is what will matter more during the campaign: whether public dissatisfaction weakens the government or helps it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Social isolation is an objective measure of the quantity of social connection in behavior, while loneliness is a subjective measure of a person’s emotional dissatisfaction with the quality of their relationships.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The sentiments hint at dissatisfaction in Canada over bilateral tensions with the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

There was no crisis in the availability of horses, no dissatisfaction with railroads.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

But “The Book of Ayn” is rife with dissatisfactions — to its credit — and with self-aware jokes and serious questions about self-awareness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

The Harvard economics professor Ken Rogoff points out that many of the dissatisfactions it seeks to address would be more effectively achieved by a rigorous assault on monopolies than a take-down of the free market.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 19, 2018

The administrative job’s innate dissatisfactions are written between the lines of these books.

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2018

The same could be said for much of “Claire from Hollywood,” even if it feels like there’s potential for greater dividends with a deeper exploration of Claire’s numerous dissatisfactions.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2017

"It would keep you in good condition," he said, "and it might broaden your vision by disclosing the aims and the dissatisfactions of those who live by the sweat of their brows."

From The Guarded Heights by Wadsworth Camp