dissatisfied

dissatisfied with (someone or something)

Unhappy with or disappointed in someone or something. My parents are really dissatisfied with my grades this semester because they know I can do better. Don't go to that car wash—I was completely dissatisfied with their service the last time I went there.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*dissatisfied with

(someone or something) unhappy with someone or something. (*Typically:be ~; grow ~.) We are quite dissatisfied with the service provided by the dealer. I am not dissatisfied with you.
See also: dissatisfied
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • dissatisfied with
  • dissatisfied with (someone or something)
  • disappointed at
  • disappointed at (someone or something)
  • disappointed in (someone or something)
  • disappoint
  • disappoint (someone or oneself) with (something)
  • disappoint with
  • down the tube
  • down the tube(s)
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Arroyo registered a final net satisfaction rating of poor -20 (29 percent satisfied and 49 percent dissatisfied), down from the poor -17 (29 percent satisfied, 46 percent dissatisfied) in March.
In the same survey period, SWS found that the public's net satisfaction with Senate President Vicente Sotto III stayed "very good" at +60 (72 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).
Arroyo garnered a net satisfaction rating of -17 after only 29 percent of the respondents said they are satisfied with the House Speaker's performance with 46 percent saying they were dissatisfied.
Majorities of Americans also say that they are dissatisfied with the gap between the rich and the poor, race relations and environmental conditions.
Completely Somewhat Somewhat Completely satisfied satisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied 1989 (*) Gallup 45% 42% 8% 3% 1991 (*) Gallup 35 44 12 7 1993 Gallup 46 33 9 11 1998 Gallup 52 35 6 6 1999 Gallup 48 33 11 7 2001 Gallup 54 30 8 7 2002 Gallup 55 30 7 7 2003 Gallup 48 35 7 8 2004 Gallup 54 28 11 6 2005 Gallup 52 31 9 7 2006 Gallup 55 29 10 5 2007 Gallup 56 31 6 6 2008 Gallup 55 31 8 5 2009 Gallup 50 30 10 8 2010 Gallup 51 33 7 7 2011 Gallup 49 33 10 8 2012 Gallup 49 34 10 5 2013 Gallup 51 31 11 6 2014 Gallup 58 31 6 3 2015 Gallup 57 27 9 7 2016 Gallup 65 22 7 5 2017 Gallup 60 31 5 3 Note: Samples are employed adults.
On specific policies, 59.34 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with the government's two amendments of the Labor Standards Act in a year, while 29.34 percent were satisfied.
Eighty three (23.3%) indicated that they were dissatisfied while 2(0.6%) indicated that they were very dissatisfied with the location of the library building.
-- For the sixth consecutive year, a majority of Americans say they are dissatisfied with U.S.
But the total number of appeals made by dissatisfied complainants was 153 - a 4% increase.
Summary: Survey of 20,000 people shows employees feel dissatisfied with their current job.
THE number of university and college students satisfied with their course remains at a record high - although thousands remain dissatisfied with the overall quality they receive, a national survey has revealed.
Dissatisfied but Divided Of the 62 percent of Americans dissatisfied with the nation's current gun laws, 38 percent of them want to tighten laws, 15 percent want to loosen laws and 9 percent are dissatisfied but want the laws to remain as they are.
According to the results, 51 per cent of respondents were satisfied or somewhat satisifed with President Nicos Anastasiades' handling of the Cyprus issue compared to 48 per cent who were dissatisfied or somewhat dissatisfied.
The first two questions were asked on a five-point scale from "Very Satisfied" to "Very Dissatisfied." The last question was a simple binary "yes or no" question.