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dissatisfied

/dɪsˈsætɪsfaɪd/adjective

उच्चारण डिस्सैटिस्फ़ाइड

असंतुष्ट, नाखुश

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adjective
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    ~ (with sb/sth)

    not happy or satisfied with somebody or something

    असंतुष्ट, नाखुश

    • She was dissatisfied with her result.
    • Many customers were dissatisfied with the late delivery and asked for a refund.
    • The customer was dissatisfied with the repair and called the shop again.
    + 2 more examples
    • He felt dissatisfied with his progress in maths.
    • Dissatisfied workers asked for better pay.

    Synonyms discontented displeased unhappy disgruntled frustrated

    Opposite satisfied contented pleased happy

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

dissatisfied with + sb/sth

Use with before the person or thing that fails to please you.

जो व्यक्ति या वस्तु आपको संतुष्ट नहीं करती, उससे पहले 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Parents were dissatisfied with the school's result.
  • He was dissatisfied with his salary.

dissatisfied + that-clause

A that-clause can follow to state the fact that causes your dissatisfaction.

असंतोष का कारण बताने वाला तथ्य that-clause से कहा जा सकता है।

  • Radhika was dissatisfied that the answer key had errors.

dissatisfied customer / student

Before a noun, the adjective describes people who did not get what they expected.

Noun से पहले यह adjective उन लोगों को बताता है जिन्हें अपेक्षित चीज़ नहीं मिली।

  • Dissatisfied customers can ask for a refund.

dissatisfied → dissatisfaction → dissatisfy

The adjective is dissatisfied, the noun is dissatisfaction, and the verb is dissatisfy.

Adjective 'dissatisfied', noun 'dissatisfaction' और verb 'dissatisfy' है।

  • There is growing dissatisfaction among the staff.
+Collocations 4

adverb + dissatisfied

verydeeplyincreasinglyslightlythoroughly

  • The villagers grew increasingly dissatisfied with the water supply.

dissatisfied + noun

customervoteremployeeparentaudience

  • Dissatisfied voters stayed away from the polls.

feel / remain + dissatisfied

feelremainseembe leftgrow

  • She felt dissatisfied even after topping the class.

express / voice dissatisfaction

expressvoiceshowcausecause widespread

  • Students voiced dissatisfaction with the hostel food.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika was dissatisfied with her answer and wrote it again.

राधिका अपने उत्तर से संतुष्ट नहीं थी, इसलिए उसने उसे फिर से लिखा।

  • The passengers were dissatisfied with the late arrival of the train.

यात्री ट्रेन के देर से आने से असंतुष्ट थे।

  • A dissatisfied customer returned the phone the next day.

एक असंतुष्ट ग्राहक ने अगले दिन फ़ोन लौटा दिया।

  • Many farmers are dissatisfied with the price offered for wheat.

कई किसान गेहूँ के लिए दिए जा रहे मूल्य से असंतुष्ट हैं।

  • He left the job because he was dissatisfied with the lack of growth.

उसने नौकरी इसलिए छोड़ी क्योंकि वह तरक्की की कमी से असंतुष्ट था।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ She is dissatisfied of her marks.

✓ She is dissatisfied with her marks.

Dissatisfied takes with, not of.

'Dissatisfied' के साथ 'with' आता है, 'of' नहीं।

✗ The customers were dissatisfaction with the service.

✓ The customers were dissatisfied with the service.

After were you need the adjective dissatisfied, not the noun dissatisfaction.

'Were' के बाद adjective 'dissatisfied' चाहिए, noun 'dissatisfaction' नहीं।

✗ He is very dissatisfy with his job.

✓ He is very dissatisfied with his job.

The adjective ends in -ed; dissatisfy is a verb.

Adjective -ed पर समाप्त होता है; 'dissatisfy' verb है।

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

dis·sat·is·fied

Double s (dis- plus satisfied: not 'disatisfied').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: dis-sat-is-fied, दो s (dis- और satisfied: 'disatisfied' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart dissatisfied (not pleased with the result) and unsatisfied (not having enough of something you want: 'an unsatisfied hunger').

Dissatisfied (परिणाम से अप्रसन्न) और unsatisfied (चाही चीज़ पर्याप्त न मिलना: 'an unsatisfied hunger') को अलग रखिए।

Keep the double-s words: dissatisfy, dissimilar, dissolve, misspell.

दो-s वाले शब्द याद रखिए: dissatisfy, dissimilar, dissolve, misspell।

§Grammar and usage

Dissatisfied with sth.

Usage: dissatisfied के बाद preposition 'with' आता है, जैसे: 'dissatisfied with sth' (किसी चीज़ से असंतुष्ट)। 'dissatisfied from' या 'dissatisfied by' गलत है।