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dissatisfaction.

Unhappiness or discontent.

15 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/Canada, General-American[dɪsˌsæɾɪsˈfækʃən]Canada, General-American/dɪsˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/Australia

  1. Unhappiness or discontent.

    countable · uncountable
    Job dissatisfaction results in high turnover.

  2. The cause of such feelings.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English satisfaction English dissatisfaction From dis- + satisfaction.

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