How do you use Dissatisfaction in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like discontentment or discontent, plus the exact meaning.
Dissatisfaction meaning
- Unhappiness or discontent.
- The cause of such feelings.
Synonyms of Dissatisfaction
Using Dissatisfaction
- The main meaning on this page is: Unhappiness or discontent. | The cause of such feelings.
- Useful related words include: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness, satisfaction.
- In the example corpus, dissatisfaction often appears in combinations such as: dissatisfaction with, expressed dissatisfaction, their dissatisfaction.
Context around Dissatisfaction
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dissatisfaction
- In this selection, "dissatisfaction" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, public, caused and expressed stand out and add context to how "dissatisfaction" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dissatisfaction over pay and expressed strong dissatisfaction and lodged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dissatisfaction" sits close to words such as alarms, angular and anita, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dissatisfaction
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both teams have resorted to job action over their dissatisfaction at the labour impasse. (14 words)
However, players have since started to show their dissatisfaction with the title's microtransaction prices. (15 words)
Jeremy Rhoten says dissatisfaction with Biden’s policies is no reason to impeach the president. (15 words)
In a pre-inquest review hearing into her death on Monday, February 27, 2023, senior coroner for Dorset Rachael Griffin expressed dissatisfaction that the circumstances leading to Ms Vento’s death had not been properly scrutinised. (36 words)
He later caused dissatisfaction in Dublin due to his stance over negotiations relating to the name and badge for the province's new police force, replacing the Royal Ulster Constabulary, which was distrusted by Catholics. (35 words)
Atiku maintained the stance that the election was manipulated in favour of President Bola Tinubu, but said his dissatisfaction with the tribunal verdict does not mean he has lost hope in the judiciary. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Atiku maintained the stance that the election was manipulated in favour of President Bola Tinubu, but said his dissatisfaction with the tribunal verdict does not mean he has lost hope in the judiciary.
Both teams have resorted to job action over their dissatisfaction at the labour impasse.
Dissatisfaction over pay and conditions has increased the risk of corruption in the Border Force, the Government’s watchdog has said.
Following the finale of the cult favorite CW series, the series' executive producer took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice his dissatisfaction with the network's approach to the series' abrupt cancelation.
He later caused dissatisfaction in Dublin due to his stance over negotiations relating to the name and badge for the province's new police force, replacing the Royal Ulster Constabulary, which was distrusted by Catholics.
However, players have since started to show their dissatisfaction with the title's microtransaction prices.
In a pre-inquest review hearing into her death on Monday, February 27, 2023, senior coroner for Dorset Rachael Griffin expressed dissatisfaction that the circumstances leading to Ms Vento’s death had not been properly scrutinised.
In private, US diplomats have made no secret of their dissatisfaction with Israel's conduct of the war.
In response to the G7 joint statement, China expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and lodged a complaint with the hosts, Japan.
It’s almost always you plant a seed at most, and it takes time for it to grow into real dissatisfaction.
Jenkin provides no easy answers in his film, resulting in a somewhat frustrating feeling of dissatisfaction.
Jeremy Rhoten says dissatisfaction with Biden’s policies is no reason to impeach the president.
Later on Wednesday Larnaca municipality expressed its deep dissatisfaction with the events but praised the authorities for preventing any serious incidents.
Like any ownership group that hangs onto a sports team for 20-plus years, John Henry and Fenway Sports Group were bound to enter periods of extreme dissatisfaction from the Red Sox fanbase.
Many of our interviewees highlighted that for the older generation, posting short videos on Douyin is a better way to express dissatisfaction than microblogging sites because the process is straightforward.
Mistakes happen, whether inputting or using the wrong data, and can have a costly effect on your business and lead to dissatisfaction for your clients and employees.
Perhaps, then, it is a matter of public dissatisfaction with the police work carried out.
Prof Burns says that as well as sending a message of public dissatisfaction, the turnout figures could shake Beijing’s confidence in its officials in Hong Kong, with a reckoning likely to follow.
Qantas had a turbulent 2022, falling out of the top five ranking for the world’s best airlines amid a wave of customer dissatisfaction.
She added that Arévalo’s surprise support was “a demonstration of the dissatisfaction” in the Central American country.
Common combinations with dissatisfaction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dissatisfaction with 86×
- expressed dissatisfaction 32×
- their dissatisfaction 19×
- dissatisfaction over 18×
- his dissatisfaction 12×
- dissatisfaction and 11×
- of dissatisfaction 11×
- the dissatisfaction 10×
- dissatisfaction on 7×
- growing dissatisfaction 6×