dissatisfied

dissatisfied — adjective

1. feeling unhappy or annoyed when something does not meet your expectations or the

1.形容詞B2
釋義

feeling unhappy or annoyed when something does not meet your expectations or the standard you hoped for

例句

Many customers said they were dissatisfied with the slow service at the new restaurant.

dissatisfied with + noun phrase

Leila felt deeply dissatisfied after her promotion came without a pay rise.

intensifier collocation: deeply dissatisfied

同義詞
  • displeased

    slightly more formal; often used in polite complaints or official contexts

  • discontented

    suggests a deeper, longer-lasting dissatisfaction, often with life or circumstances

  • unhappy

    broader in meaning; can describe general sadness, not just disappointment with a specific thing

反義詞
  • satisfied

    direct opposite — feeling pleased because expectations or standards have been met

  • content

    more positive and peaceful; implies accepting things as they are rather than demanding better

文法句型

dissatisfied with + noun / pronoun / gerund

dissatisfied + that-clause

用法筆記

The subject is always a person or group of people; things or abstract ideas cannot be described as dissatisfied. Common intensifiers include deeply, very, and extremely.

常見錯誤

❌I am dissatisfied from the service.
✅I am dissatisfied with the service.
💡The correct preposition is with, not from or of.
❌The food was dissatisfied.
✅The customer was dissatisfied with the food.
💡Dissatisfied describes a person's feeling, not the thing that causes it.