dissatisfaction
UK/dɪssætɪs'fækʃn/US/'dis.sætis'fækʃәn/
B2
Definitions
n.
A feeling of being unhappy or not content with something.
不满,不满意。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis- (not) + satisfaction. satisfaction = satis ('enough') + fact (fac, 'make') = 'a making-enough.' Dissatisfaction is the failure of that — the feeling that not enough was made/done to content you. See satisfaction.
Root sat still carries 42 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.express dissatisfaction表达不满
- 2.growing dissatisfaction日益增长的不满
- 3.deep dissatisfaction深深的不满
- 4.dissatisfaction with对…的不满
Example Sentences
- 1.
Growing dissatisfaction with pay led to the strike.
- 2.
She expressed her dissatisfaction with the service.