dissatisfactory

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌdɪsætɪsˈfæktəri/ UK /ˌdɪsatɪsˈfaktəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
failing to meet expectations or give satisfaction

The repairs were dissatisfactory, and the leak soon returned.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · failing to meet... unsatisfactory inadequate disappointing deficientsubstandardwanting

Opposites

satisfactory adequate acceptable sufficient

Word family

Related forms dissatisfydissatisfaction satisfactory satisfy

Etymology

From dis- ('not') + satisfactory, from Latin satisfactorius, from satisfacere ('to satisfy, do enough'), from satis ('enough') + facere ('to do, make').

dis- Latin satisfacere Latin satis Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dissatisfactory

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsætɪsˈfæktəri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsatɪsˈfaktəri/

## Meanings
1. failing to meet expectations or give satisfaction

## Examples
- The repairs were dissatisfactory, and the leak soon returned.

## Synonyms
- unsatisfactory
- inadequate
- disappointing
- deficient
- substandard
- wanting

## Antonyms
- satisfactory
- adequate
- acceptable
- sufficient

## Related Forms
- dissatisfy
- dissatisfaction
- satisfactory
- satisfy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: satisfacere
- Root: satis

## Etymology
From dis- ('not') + satisfactory, from Latin satisfactorius, from satisfacere ('to satisfy, do enough'), from satis ('enough') + facere ('to do, make').

## AI Etymology
Dissatisfactory is from dis- ('not') + satisfactory, from Latin satisfactorius, from satisfacere ('to satisfy, do enough'), from satis ('enough') + facere ('to do, make'). The ancestry passes through Latin dis-, Latin satisfacere, and Latin satis. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as an adjective, it means "failing to meet expectations or give satisfaction", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dissatisfy, dissatisfaction, satisfactory, and satisfy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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