disgruntle

English

Etymology

From dis- (intensifier) +‎ gruntle (“grumble, grunt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɡɹʌnt(ə)l/

Verb

disgruntle (third-person singular simple present disgruntles, present participle disgruntling, simple past and past participle disgruntled)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
   • 2024 December 27, Leah Sarnoff, “Pregnant woman stabbed 14 times by pizza delivery driver over $2 tip: Police”, in abcnews.go.com‎:

     A pregnant woman who ordered pizza in Florida was stabbed 14 times by a delivery driver who police say was disgruntled over her $2 tip.

Derived terms

• disgruntlement
• regruntle

Related terms

• grunt
• gruntle

Translations

to make discontent

German: verärgern (de) Italian: contrariare (it) Maori: whakaahu Russian: расстра́ивать (ru) impf (rasstráivatʹ)

Anagrams

• delustring