disgruntled
adjective
dis·grun·tled
dis-ˈgrən-tᵊld 
: unhappy and annoyed
a disgruntled employee
She led her sodden and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction in her voice.—
J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling… a $300,000 refund pool for disgruntled former customers …—Kevin McGurk
Kevin McGurkThe crowd was up as well, and just as disgruntled as it had been the night before.—Christopher Cooper & Robert Block
Christopher Cooper & Robert BlockExamples of disgruntled in a Sentence
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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Utility versus fit Today’s disgruntled calls for pockets are not new — in fact they became associated with the Suffrage movement at the turn of the 20th century as women demanded the right to vote.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know The new leak allegedly stems from a 400GB trove of user data said to have been exfiltrated by a disgruntled employee during mass layoffs at X following Musk's 2022 acquisition of the company, according to reports from Computing.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Always act and sound like a go-getter, not a disgruntled employee who wants to leave.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The Heat traded the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors on Feb. 6.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
What To Know The new leak allegedly stems from a 400GB trove of user data said to have been exfiltrated by a disgruntled employee during mass layoffs at X following Musk's 2022 acquisition of the company, according to reports from Computing.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Always act and sound like a go-getter, not a disgruntled employee who wants to leave.
—Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
The Heat traded the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors on Feb. 6.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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