disgruntled
adjective/dɪsˈɡrʌntld/
/dɪsˈɡrʌntld/
- annoyed or disappointed because something has happened to upset you
- disgruntled employees
- disgruntled at/with somebody/something I left feeling disgruntled at the way I'd been treated.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- She was rather disgruntled at the way she had been treated.
- He's feeling very disgruntled with his boss.
- Some ministers were openly disgruntled with her style of leadership.
- Police believe it was probably sabotage by a disgruntled employee.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisgruntled is used with these nouns:- employee
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from dis- (as an intensifier) + dialect gruntle ‘utter little grunts’, from grunt.Definitions on the go
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