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DISGRUNTLEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disgruntlement mean?
• DISGRUNTLEMENT (noun)
The noun DISGRUNTLEMENT has 1 sense:
1. a feeling of sulky discontent
Familiarity information: DISGRUNTLEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A feeling of sulky discontent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("disgruntlement" is a kind of...):
discontent; discontentedness; discontentment (a longing for something better than the present situation)
Derivation:
disgruntle (put into a bad mood or into bad humour)
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