English → Latin
“dissatisfied” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dissatisfied
non contentus (not contented; aliqua re): *taedii plenus (full of weariness or disgust): indignabundus (full of indignation). Everybody is dissatisfied. with his own lot, suae quemque fortunae (maxime) poenitet: the Senate was dissatisfied with the magistrates of that year, poenitebat senatum magistratuum ejus anni: to feel dissatisfied with one’s self, sibi displicere: utterly, totum taedet mei pigetque: with one’s self and the world, fastidio mihi est vita et ipse mundus. I am dissatisfied with anything, mihi aliquid displicet: aliqua re offendor (anything is offensive to my feelings): moleste, aegre fero aliquid: molestiam ex aliqua re capio or traho (I am vexed, annoyed, etc., at): poenitet me alicujus rei: improbare aliquid (disapprove of it; e.g., Curio utrumque improbans consilium). I am utterly dissatisfied with anything, aliquid mihi vehementer displicet: from being dissatisfied with their own lot, odio rerum suarum: I am dissatisfied with my fate, poenitet me fortunae meae; accuso sortem or fortunam meam.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dissatisfied?
- The usual Latin words for “dissatisfied” are indignābundus, maximus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.