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 BlockExamples of disgruntled in a Sentence
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
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Synthetic Media Reputation Attacks Imagine a disgruntled employee using AI voice cloning to generate a fake audio recording of their CEO making discriminatory remarks.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The threats came a year after a disgruntled employee went on a shooting spree in January 2023 at Mountain Mushroom Farm and a nearby farming business.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
In the wake of Aaron Gordon hitting a couple of game-winners in the playoffs, there were some disgruntled Magic fans mindlessly whining earlier this week that Orlando traded Gordon to the Denver Nuggets four years ago.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Miami went 12-21 after trading the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors in February for Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and the 2025 Warriors first-round pick (No. 20 overall) before being on the wrong side of the most-lopsided playoff series in NBA history.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
The threats came a year after a disgruntled employee went on a shooting spree in January 2023 at Mountain Mushroom Farm and a nearby farming business.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
In the wake of Aaron Gordon hitting a couple of game-winners in the playoffs, there were some disgruntled Magic fans mindlessly whining earlier this week that Orlando traded Gordon to the Denver Nuggets four years ago.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Miami went 12-21 after trading the disgruntled Butler to the Warriors in February for Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Kyle Anderson and the 2025 Warriors first-round pick (No. 20 overall) before being on the wrong side of the most-lopsided playoff series in NBA history.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgruntled. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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