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 BlockSynonyms
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a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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The next day, Somma and I fed all the animals in the early-morning light, including the blind goose and the chicken, who looked like an old disgruntled Eastern European couple in their stall.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Her first name is mentioned once via a news broadcast from the time and Abraham Quintanilla, in footage from a press conference, refers to her as a disgruntled employee.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
So, despite another great disgruntled turn by Billy Bob Thornton as the coach, this Bad News Bears is never as winning as the original.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Hegseth has called any allegations against him false, the result of disgruntled employees or part of media smear campaigns against him.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Her first name is mentioned once via a news broadcast from the time and Abraham Quintanilla, in footage from a press conference, refers to her as a disgruntled employee.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
So, despite another great disgruntled turn by Billy Bob Thornton as the coach, this Bad News Bears is never as winning as the original.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Hegseth has called any allegations against him false, the result of disgruntled employees or part of media smear campaigns against him.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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