Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-SAT-IS-FAC'TION
DIS-RUP'TUR-INGDIS-SAT-IS-FAC'TO-RI-NESS
DIS-SAT-IS-FAC'TION, n. [dis and satisfaction.]
The state of being dissatisfied; discontent; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. The ambitious man is subject to uneasiness and dissatisfaction. – Addison.
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