dissatisfy
/dɪ(s)ˈsatɪsfʌɪ
/verb (dissatisfies, dissatisfying, dissatisfied) [with object]
Fail to satisfy (someone): what is it about these words that dissatisfies you?...
- Apart from immersing myself in music via my portable minidisc player, in almost all other areas technology is boring me, sometimes actively dissatisfying me.
- We don't want to dissatisfy the people who have put their trust in us,’ he said.
- Or would she be punished for dissatisfying him?
Synonyms
displease, fail to satisfy, give cause for complaint, not be good enough;
disappoint, let down;
disquiet, disgruntle, aggrieve, frustrate, vex, annoy, irritate, put out, anger, exasperate