dissatisfied adjective

/ˌdɪsˈsæt.ɪs.faɪd/

/-ˈsæt ̬.əs-/ adj

Definition

not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be

If you're dissatisfied with the service, why don't you complain to the hotel manager?

/dɪsˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/

/ˌdɪs.sæt ̬.əs-/ n [U]

At the moment she's experiencing a lot of dissatisfaction with her job.

(Definition of dissatisfied adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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