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Dismayed vs Dissatisfied - What's the difference?

dismayed | dissatisfied |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and dissatisfied

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while dissatisfied is feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

As a verb dissatisfied is

(dissatisfy).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    dissatisfied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
  • Not satisfied (with the quality of something)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dissatisfy)