disgruntle

English

Etymology

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.

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

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