Disgruntle (Verb)
Meaning
Put into a bad mood or into bad humour; "The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- The continuous delays at the airport disgruntled the passengers who were supposed to have landed hours ago.
- His sarcastic comments were meant to lighten the mood but only managed to disgruntle the team further.
- The pay cuts and lack of benefits disgruntled many employees who felt underappreciated.
- The crowd was disgruntled by the sudden change in the concert schedule.
- The persistent noise from the nearby construction site disgruntled the people who lived in the surrounding apartments.