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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dissatisfy en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- ▲ Latin satisfacerepcalq. Old French satisfierder. Middle English satisfyen English satisfy English dissatisfy From dis- + satisfy.

Meanings

  1. To fail to satisfy; to displease.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dissatisfies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dissatisfying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dissatisfied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dissatisfied Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

dissatisfier

Relateds

dissatisfaction

Synonyms

disgruntle