disgruntled

adjective
🔊/dɪsˈɡrʌntld/
🔊/dɪsˈɡrʌntld/
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  1. annoyed or disappointed because something has happened to upset you不满的;不高兴的
    • disgruntled employees不满的雇员
    • disgruntled at/with somebody/something I left feeling disgruntled at the way I'd been treated.我受到如此对待,因而愤然离去。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • She was rather disgruntled at the way she had been treated.她对自己的治疗方式感到不满。
    • He's feeling very disgruntled with his boss.他对老板感到非常不满。
    • Some ministers were openly disgruntled with her style of leadership.一些部长对她的领导风格公开不满。
    • Police believe it was probably sabotage by a disgruntled employee.警方认为那很可能是一名心怀不满的雇员的蓄意破坏。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisgruntled is used with these nouns:
    • employee
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from dis- (as an intensifier) + dialect gruntle ‘utter little grunts’, from grunt.