unsatisfactory B2 Topic:Work & Careers US /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #37418 Meanings 1 adj Not good enough; not meeting the required standard The teacher said his work was unsatisfactory and asked him to redo it. 2 adj Not pleasing or acceptable Shops should take back unsatisfactory goods. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not good enough; not... deficientinadequateinsufficient Word family Forms unsatisfactorily Common collocations increasingly unsatisfactory Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From un- + satisfactory. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unsatisfactory **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 37418 ## Meanings 1. Not good enough; not meeting the required standard 2. Not pleasing or acceptable ## Examples - The teacher said his work was unsatisfactory and asked him to redo it. - Shops should take back unsatisfactory goods. ## Etymology From un- + satisfactory. ## AI Etymology Unsatisfactory is from un- + satisfactory. The surface analysis is un- + satisfactory. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean not good enough; not meeting the required standard, or not pleasing or acceptable. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown