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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISSATISFACTION, n. [dis and satisfaction.] The state of being dissatisfied; discontent; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.
The ambitious man is subject to uneasiness and dissatisfaction.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" [ant: satisfaction]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1610 the quality or state of being dissatisfied ; discontent

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dissatisfaction Dis*sat`is*fac"tion, n. The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction. --Addison. Syn: Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation; distaste; dislike.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dissatisfactions) If you feel dissatisfaction with something, you are not contented or pleased with it. She has already expressed her dissatisfaction with this aspect of the policy... ? satisfaction N-VAR: oft N with n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Discontent, uneasiness, inquietude. See disquiet. 2. Displeasure, dislike, disapprobation, disapproval.

Moby Thesaurus

Faustianism, aggravation, agreement to disagree, alienation, angst, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apostasy, aversion, bad books, bafflement, balk, ban, betrayed hope, blackball, blackballing, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, boredom, buffet, cheerlessness, cold comfort, comedown, complaint, counter-culture, cruel disappointment, dash, dashed hope, defeat, difference, dim view, disaccord, disagreement, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, discomfiture, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, disinclination, dislike, disliking, dismay, disparity, displeasure, disquiet, disrelish, disrespect, dissatisfiedness, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, distaste, diversity, divine discontent, dread, dropping out, dullness, emptiness, ennui, envy, exasperation, exclusion, existential woe, failure, fallen countenance, fiasco, fizzle, flatness, foiling, forlorn hope, frustration, grimness, hope deferred, ill humor, indignation, indisposition, inquietude, irritation, joylessness, lack of pleasure, letdown, low estimation, low opinion, malaise, minority opinion, mirage, nausea, nonagreement, nonassent, nonconcurrence, nonconformity, nonconsent, nongratification, nonsatisfaction, objection, opposition, opposure, ostracism, painfulness, peevishness, petulance, protest, querulousness, rebelliousness, recusance, recusancy, rejection, repudiation, resentfulness, resentment, restiveness, restlessness, savorlessness, secession, setback, sore disappointment, sourness, spleen, staleness, sulkiness, tantalization, tastelessness, tease, tediousness, tedium, thumbs-down, uncomfortableness, underground, unease, uneasiness, unfulfillment, unhappiness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, variance, vexation, vexation of spirit, withdrawal