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Df2006 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

DISSATISFIED and UNSATISFIED ??

My learned friends

Please could you tell me if there is any difference between DISSATISFIED and UNSATISFIED ? Can they be used interchangeably ?

How about word pairs such as: DISORGANISED and UNORGANISED?

Thank you so much

Donna
  

Top answer

Not the same. ------- dissatisfied: positively bothered by the lack of satisfaction unsatisfied: less than completely satisfied Garner, Modern American Usage -------

— Marius Hancu

  • Not the same.
  • ------- dissatisfied: positively bothered by the lack of satisfaction unsatisfied: less than completely satisfied Garner, Modern American Usage -------
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Not the same.
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dissatisfied: positively bothered by the lack of satisfaction
unsatisfied: less than completely satisfied

Garner, Modern American Usage
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disorganized: in confusion or disarray, broken up
unorganized: not having been organized

Garner, Modern American Usage, p. 262
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Many thanks indeed for your help!
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