What's the difference between dissatisfied and frustrated?

Dissatisfied


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Dissatisfy

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Markram's papers on synaptic plasticity and the microcircuitry of the neural cortex were enough to earn him a full professorship at the age of 40, but his discoveries left him restless and dissatisfied.
  • (2) Whereas on the Self-Cathexis Scale, 45% (N = 9) were satisfied and 55% (N = 11) were dissatisfied with self.
  • (3) Six men were dissatisfied and would not undergo the operation again.
  • (4) Analysis showed that 24% had delayed sleep onset, 23% awakened frequently, 19% awakened early, 21% were dissatisfied with sleep, and 8% took medication to aid sleep.
  • (5) The entire discussion about climate was very difficult, if not to say very dissatisfying,” the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, told reporters.
  • (6) Thirteen percent were neutral and 22% were dissatisfied.
  • (7) While it's unknown what, if anything else, went into Hunnam's decision, a handful of sources believe his schedule would have been figured out long before it was publicly announced that he was joining the film, leading some to suggest the actor was dissatisfied with the sexy part."
  • (8) Patients were satisfied with their care but very dissatisfied with the waiting time.
  • (9) So who wants to look up into a store window and, already dissatisfied with one's body, see a mannequin with a concave stomach and visible ribs?
  • (10) A second patient was dissatisfied with the functional range of his hip.
  • (11) At one point, dissatisfied with their taste – she is an enthusiastic rather than a merely dutiful taster – she tipped seven plated servings of scallops back in a basin and began seasoning them all over again.
  • (12) Four behavioral dispositions indicated a state of high emotional involvement in the marriage: striving to gratify interpersonal needs primarily through the marital relationship; needing to receive affection and desiring to provide support; desiring to satisfy these needs in a mutually satisfying way; and becoming irritated and hostile when maritally dissatisfied.
  • (13) Responses led to the formation of work groups, charged with addressing dissatisfiers and communicating implementation strategies to the hospital at large.
  • (14) The early-onset group was dissatisfied with the frequency of sexual behavior to a greater degree than the nondisabled group.
  • (15) Subjects dissatisfied with their body shape were most likely to desire an increased chest and arm size and decreased abdomen size.
  • (16) Polls over the last year showed Chicagoans growing dissatisfied with Emanuel, with the star power that helped him return to Chicago and become mayor clearly tarnished.
  • (17) They reported more somatic complaints and a higher level of familial stress, were more dissatisfied with their life situation and work, had fewer friends and experienced more losses of significant others.
  • (18) Homeless persons were also more likely to have made a suicide attempt, to have experienced recent psychotic symptoms, and to be dissatisfied with life.
  • (19) "One of the things I gathered between the lines in my telephone calls with him, although he of course had to read out the scripts of the regime, was that he was very distressed and dissatisfied by the situation there," Hague said.
  • (20) A number of researchers, dissatisfied with traditional models of affective illness, have developed multidimensional systems models that more accurately reflect how genetic, biological, and social factors may interact to increase vulnerability or resilience to stressors and illness.

Frustrated


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Frustrate

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Michael Schumacher’s manager hopes F1 champion ‘will be here again one day’ Read more Last year, Red Bull were frustrated by Mercedes, Ferrari and Honda as they desperately looked for a new engine supplier.
  • (2) He had been extremely frustrated that indicators of economic recovery over the past few days had been drowned out by the clamour over the Labour leadership.
  • (3) Gallic wine sales in the UK have been tumbling for the past 20 years, but the news that France, once the largest exporter to these shores, has slipped behind Australia, the United States, Italy and now South Africa will have producers gnawing their knuckles in frustration.
  • (4) The pattern of results is consistent with a role for the dorsal bundle in attentional processes but appears to contradict the predictions required if the dorsal bundle were to have a role in frustrative nonreward.
  • (5) The former Stoke City manager Pulis had reportedly been left frustrated by the club failing to push through deals for various players he targeted to strengthen the Palace squad.
  • (6) At the weekend the couple’s daughter, Holly Graham, 29, expressed frustration at the lack of information coming from the Foreign Office and the tour operator that her parents travelled with.
  • (7) Conclusion 1 says that "deliberate attempts were made to frustrate these interviews" – which appears to be an exaggeration.
  • (8) It is deeply moving hearing him talk now – as if from the grave – about a Christmas Day when he felt so frustrated and cut-off from his family that he had to go into the office to escape.
  • (9) "It's immensely frustrating and I've got to the point now where I can't do internships," he said.
  • (10) The announcement comes amid mounting frustration in the international community over Israel’s continued settlement activity, regarded by many countries as illegal.
  • (11) Hinton-Teoh says: “People are frustrated because it’s taken so long, there’s a valid frustration of the laboured nature of achieving marriage equality.
  • (12) In many ways, perhaps, but it also must be hugely frustrating for Arsenal’s followers that their team waited until the second leg before reminding us of their qualities.
  • (13) It frustrates customers, eats up their data allowance and can jeopardise their privacy.
  • (14) These results support Frankl's theory that sexual frustration may be a manifestation of a more general existential frustration.
  • (15) Manchester City frustrated by Everton and Sterling’s late penalty claim Read more More than anyone, Giroud took the game to Liverpool.
  • (16) His normally excellent first touch often let him down and he grew frustrated with the constant attention he received from his Colombian markers.
  • (17) Are we moving from a culture where MPs stayed in parliament until booted out, to one where many do five years and move on, frustrated and exhausted?
  • (18) Though the exercises have given the US a chance to vent its frustration at what appears to be state-sponsored espionage and theft on an industrial scale, China has been belligerent.
  • (19) In the not too distant past, veterinarians, frustrated by lack of technical competence, ignored the emotional needs of clients.
  • (20) Troh, a 54-year-old nursing assistant, issued a statement on Wednesday that said: “I trust a thorough examination will take place regarding all aspects of his care … I am now dealing with the sorrow and anger that his son was not able to see him before he died.” That appeared to be a reference to frustration at the hospital’s initial failure to diagnose him correctly, and a delay of several days before they treated him with experimental drugs.