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dissatisfaction

[dis-sat-is-fak-shuhn, dis-sat-] / ˌdɪs sæt ɪsˈfæk ʃən, dɪsˌsæt- /


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

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some voiced their dissatisfaction under a post from Selena’s husband, Chris Pérez, on Instagram — but he was quick to shut them down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"The impact on the American consumer has gone up tremendously," he said, adding that there was growing dissatisfaction in the rural, normally Republican area of Virginia where he lives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

What’s more, most agreed that these market distortions are the main reason for rising public dissatisfaction with the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

She accused him of nothing, but more and more he sensed her distance, her dissatisfaction, her distraction.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

Are employees not telling their managers the truth about their dissatisfactions?

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 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

Her sense of bond to Aldous had never been in the least touched by any of her dissatisfactions and revolts.

From Marcella by Mrs. Humphry Ward




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