Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction noun - The emotion felt when one's expectations are not met.
Usage example: she felt keen dissatisfaction at the hurried job the house painters had done
Fulfillment is an antonym for dissatisfaction.
Nearby Words: dissatisfied, dissatisfactory
Fulfillment
Fulfillment noun - The doing of an action.
Both words in one sentence
- Nor is there anything inherently unhealthy about using fantasy to compensate for a deficiency in Real Life; as long as one avoids becoming a Daydream Believer, Escapism and fantasy and Wish Fulfillment are healthy ways a human psyche can deal with dissatisfaction.
Source: Wish Fulfillment
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