disgruntles

Makes someone sulky

Disgruntles is the third-person singular of disgruntle, meaning to make dissatisfied or irritable.

The word appears almost exclusively as the adjective disgruntled: a disgruntled employee, disgruntled voters.

The verb form is rare enough to sound humorous: Nothing disgruntles him more than cold coffee.

workplace

employees

Paid staff members

  • workersPeople doing jobs
  • staffOrganization's workers collectively
  • moraleGroup emotional well-being

management · dissatisfaction · complaints · grievances · unions · discontent · frustration · resentment · policies · layoffs

customers

service

Aid or maintenance

reviews · feedback · frustrates · alienates · disappoints · patrons · clients · consumers · support · policies

political

voters

Those who cast ballots

base · supporters · policies · decisions · taxes · reforms · opposition · discontent · alienates · populace

Opposites
emotional satisfaction

disgruntlessatisfies

Meets a need

pleases · delights · gratifies · contents · appeases

Phrases
Family

disgruntled, disgruntle, disgruntlement, disgruntling, disgruntlements

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G