dissatisfy

/dɪˈsætəsˌfaɪ/ verb

**Dissatisfy** means to leave someone feeling that something falls short of what they hoped for. It describes the act of provoking a mild sense of disappointment. Use it when expectations were not met, whether you’re talking about a bland soup, an undercooked storyline, or a government plan that promised fireworks but delivered sparklers. The verb takes a direct object—you dissatisfy a customer, a palate, a committee—so the focus stays on the party that feels let down. It carries a tone more formal than annoy and less harsh than offend.

【核心含义】使(某人)感到不满意,未能达到期望。

常接具体对象(如客户/读者),指因未达预期而产生的失望感,语气比"惹恼"正式但比"冒犯"温和。注意区分形容词形式dissatisfied(感到不满的)。

【Significado central】Provocar en alguien la sensación de que algo no alcanza lo que esperaba, generando una decepción moderada.

Registro formal; equivale a "no satisfacer" o "dejar insatisfecho", pero con un matiz más activo. Lleva objeto directo: se puede insatisfacer a un cliente, a un paladar exigente o a un comité. Es más neutro que "molestar" y menos fuerte que "ofender". No debe confundirse con el adjetivo "insatisfecho" (*dissatisfied*), que describe el estado de quien siente la decepción.

Word Origin Dissatisfy is the negative of satisfy, which comes from Latin satis 'enough' and facere 'to make' — literally 'to make enough.' So dissatisfy is 'to make not enough.' The root facere is everywhere: fact (something made), factory (place of making), manufacture (make by hand). And satis gives us insatiable (not able to be satisfied). So dissatisfy is the opposite of making something sufficient.

verb To fail to satisfy; to displease.

The poor service quality will dissatisfy even the most loyal customers.

(动词) 使不满;令不满意

糟糕的服务质量甚至会让最忠诚的顾客感到不满。

(verbo) decepcionar; descontentar; desagradar; dejar insatisfecho [No lograr satisfacer; disgustar.]

La mala calidad del servicio insatisfará incluso a los clientes más leales.

(verbe) mécontenter; déplaire; ne pas satisfaire; décevoir [Ne pas satisfaire, déplaire, laisser insatisfait.]

La mauvaise qualité du service risque de dissatisfy même les clients les plus fidèles.

(Verb) **dissatisfy** bedeutet, jemanden nicht zufriedenzustellen oder zu enttäuschen, indem Erwartungen nicht erfüllt werden.

Die schlechte Servicequalität wird selbst die treuesten Kunden **dissatisfy**.

(動詞) 満足させない、不満を感じさせる

質の低いサービスは、最も忠実な顧客でさえも不満にさせるだろう。

(verbo) desagradar; insatisfazer; descontentar; desaprazer [Não conseguir satisfazer; desagraduar.]

A má qualidade do serviço desagradará até os clientes mais fiéis.

Word parts: dis + satis + fy

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