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
Melancholy and dissatisfaction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Melancholy" instead a noun "Dissatisfaction".
Nearby Words: dissatisfied, dissatisfactory
Melancholy
Melancholy noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Dissatisfaction and melancholy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dissatisfaction" instead a noun "Melancholy".
Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and dissatisfaction
- sadness and melancholy
- distress and dissatisfaction
- distress and melancholy
- despondency and dissatisfaction
- despondency and melancholy
- dejection and dissatisfaction
- dejection and melancholy
- depression and dissatisfaction
- depression and melancholy
- unhappiness and dissatisfaction
- unhappiness and melancholy
- hopelessness and dissatisfaction
- hopelessness and melancholy
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Melancholy and Dissatisfaction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissatisfaction/melancholy
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