Vocabulary
Disgruntled
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
angry or dissatisfied.
Urdu meaning
ناگوار، اداس، آزردہ دل
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Neocon lobbyists led by John Bolton have praised the B2 raids and are now hoping for the CIA and Mossad to step up with the help of what are seen as disgruntled ethnic minorities, the Azeris, Kurds, Baloch among others, to wage a civil war.
- Constructive engagement is needed with dissidents, activists and disgruntled youth.
- They must abandon their barrel-of-thegun tunnel vision and open all channels of communication with Balochistan`s disgruntled youth.
- Additionally, there are reports of disgruntled villagers, excluded from seasonal firefighting employment, deliberately setting fires as a form of protest.
- The BJP, however, has its own Achilles` heel: new voters instrumental to its phenomenal rise are now disgruntled by unemployment and inflation.
Synonyms
dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed up, displeased, unhappy,
Antonyms
pleased, contented
Curator example
“judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public”
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