disgruntle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˈɡrʌntəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis grun′tl)

Inflections of 'disgruntle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disgruntles
v 3rd person singular
disgruntling
v pres p
disgruntled
v past
disgruntled
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•grun•tle  (dis grun′tl),USA pronunciation v.t., -tled, -tling. 
  1. to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction;
    make discontent.
  • dis-1 + gruntle, frequentative of grunt 1675–85
dis•grun′tle•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disgruntle / dɪsˈɡrʌntəl/
  1. (tr; usually passive) to make sulky or discontented
Etymology: 17th Century: dis-1 + obsolete gruntle to complain; see gruntdisˈgruntlement
'disgruntle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
disgruntled

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