disgruntled
adjective
dis·grun·tled
dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld 
: unhappy and annoyed
a disgruntled employee
She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling… a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers …—Kevin McGurk
Kevin McGurkThe crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.—Christopher Cooper & Robert Block
Christopher Cooper & Robert BlockExamples of disgruntled in a Sentence
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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After trying to convince the disgruntled clerk to take it off his hands, the monkey bangs its drum, causing a harpoon gun on display to impale the clerk and rip out his entrails.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Join 7 others in the comments View Comments All of this might sound like some local news griping from a disgruntled outer-borough cyclist and subway rider.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The players have taken flak from a disgruntled fanbase.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In that scenario, the Heat could offer draft picks and some combination of Ware, Jovic or Jaquez to the team looking to trade a disgruntled star.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Join 7 others in the comments View Comments All of this might sound like some local news griping from a disgruntled outer-borough cyclist and subway rider.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
The players have taken flak from a disgruntled fanbase.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In that scenario, the Heat could offer draft picks and some combination of Ware, Jovic or Jaquez to the team looking to trade a disgruntled star.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgruntled
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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