disgruntle

disgruntle
transitive verb (disgruntled; disgruntling) Etymology: dis- + gruntle to grumble, from Middle English gruntlen, frequentative of grunten to grunt Date: 1682 to make ill-humored or discontentedusually used as a participial adjective <
they were a very disgruntled crew — Flannery O'Connor
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disgruntlement noun

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  • Disgruntle — Dis*grun tle, v. t. To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disgruntle — index disappoint, discourage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • disgruntle — 1680s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) entirely, very + obsolete gruntle to grumble (M.E. gruntelen, early 15c.), frequentative of GRUNT (Cf. grunt) …   Etymology dictionary

  • disgruntle — [dis grunt′ l] vt. disgruntled, disgruntling [ DIS + obs. gruntle, freq. of GRUNT] to make peevishly discontented; displease and make sulky disgruntlement n …   English World dictionary

  • disgruntle — verb put into a bad mood or into bad humour The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions • Derivationally related forms: ↑disgruntlement • Hypernyms: ↑dissatisfy • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

  • disgruntle — disgruntlement, n. /dis grun tl/, v.t., disgruntled, disgruntling. to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent. [1675 85; DIS 1 + gruntle, freq. of GRUNT] * * * …   Universalium

  • disgruntle — verb To make discontent or cross; to cause being in a bad temper. Ant: gruntle See Also: grunt …   Wiktionary

  • disgruntle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of: disappoint, discontent, dissatisfy, let down. See HAPPY …   English dictionary for students

  • disgruntle — dis·grun·tle || dɪs grÊŒntl v. displease; disappoint …   English contemporary dictionary

  • disgruntle — dis·grun·tle …   English syllables

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