dissatisfy

• Verbe rare ou littéraire signifiant ne pas satisfaire ou causer de l'insatisfaction ; souvent remplacé par 'mécontenter' ou 'décevoir'.

An obsolete verb meaning to fail to satisfy or to cause discontent; now replaced by 'dissatisfy' is rarely used, with 'displease' or 'dissatisfy' (as a back-formation from 'dissatisfied') being more common.

1. Fail to satisfyB2formal

   To fail to meet expectations or desires; to cause discontent.

   Ne pas satisfaire

   • The poor service dissatisfied many customers.
   • His lack of effort dissatisfied his manager.
   • The results of the experiment dissatisfied the research team.

   Synonymesdisappointdispleasefailfrustratelet down

   Antonymescontentgratifypleasesatisfy