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disgruntle

[ dis-gruhn-tl ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling.
  1. to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.


disgruntle

/ dɪsˈɡrʌntəl /

verb

  1. tr; usually passive to make sulky or discontented
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˈgruntlement, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·gruntle·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgruntle1

1675–85; dis- 1 + gruntle, frequentative of grunt
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgruntle1

C17: dis- 1+ obsolete gruntle to complain; see grunt
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Example Sentences

Well, they’re sad, parents are disgruntled, and the school loses business to Lunchables and other food brought from home, Martin said.

Kelly’s legal team, for their part, argued that the singer’s sexual encounters were all consensual and that those who spoke out against the singer were merely disgruntled exes with an agenda.

The argument of consensual conduct is at the core of Kelly’s defense—that his accusers are simply disgruntled ex-girlfriends who “have an agenda,” as defense attorney Nicole Blank Becker put it in opening arguments.

When female gamers pushed for more women—and more fully clad-women—in video games, disgruntled men, clinging to the sexist games of their youth, doxed them.

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Aldridge’s numbers began to slip after the 2017-18 season, and the fortunes of the long-dynastic Spurs also started to turn that summer when they traded away a disgruntled Leonard.

I had no idea that one boy could disgruntle a house so completely.

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