expression of dissatisfaction

collocation in English

meaningsofexpressionanddissatisfaction

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expression
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/us
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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dissatisfaction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪsˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/us
/ˌdɪs.sæt̬.əsˈfæk.ʃən/
a lack ...
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(Definition ofexpressionanddissatisfactionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpression of dissatisfaction

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I have received no expressions of dissatisfaction at the appointments.
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There is also anexpressionofdissatisfaction, in that the cause of the ' second illness ' is attributed to the medical treatment received for the first.
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Declination expresses an agent's unwillingness to respond to a query (for reasons of capacity or capability), while rejection is an agent'sexpressionofdissatisfactionwith the results of a query.
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Was not that anexpressionofdissatisfactionon the part of the population against the conditions?
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It said—this is a wonderful phrase—that a complaint was "anexpressionofdissatisfactionrequiring a response".
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This uprising began in the spring of 1854 as anexpressionofdissatisfactionon the part of the people against the government.
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Such situations might be interpreted as expressions of dissatisfaction, but perhaps they just imply that a child had been weaned or that the supply of milk was insufficient.
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None of us likes to have expressions of dissatisfaction requiring a response levelled at us.
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Although expressions of dissatisfaction died down during the progress of the strike, since it ended my postbag has been full again.
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I thoroughly associate myself with those expressions of dissatisfaction.
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A number of expressions of dissatisfaction have been heard tonight.
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I have not received any expressions of dissatisfaction in this matter.
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I have received no expressions of dissatisfaction at the appointments.
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I was aware that there were expressions of dissatisfaction about compensation.
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It would have been extraordinary had we seen today no expressions of dissatisfaction with the results of the review now completed.
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I hope that we shall not have any more expressions of dissatisfaction when we have done all that is possible to render help in this important matter.
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