not satisfied or pleased; discontented.

showing dissatisfaction

a dissatisfied look.

adjective

contented , fulfilled , gratified , happy , pleased , satisfied

adjective

annoyed , begrudging , bothered , complaining , crabby * , critical , disaffected , disappointed , disgruntled , displeased , ennuied , envious , faultfinding , fed-up , fretful , fretting , frustrated , griping , grudging , grumbling , grumpy * , insatiable , irked , jaundiced , jealous , kvetching , malcontent , malcontented , not satisfied , offended , picky , plaintive , put-out , querulous , sniveling , sulky , sullen , unappeased , unassuaged , unfulfilled , ungratified , unsated , unsatisfied , vexednotes:only a person can be dissatisfied while an abstract thing can be unsatisfied (hunger)unsatisfied implies that a wish , need , or expectation that previously existed has not been satisfied; dissatisfied implies no such prior existence , but simply registers a failure to be satisfied , discontented , disenchanted , impatient , peeved , restless