Unsatisfactory definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary

If you describe something as unsatisfactory, you mean that it is not as good as it should be, and cannot be considered acceptable. He received unsatisfactory ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'unsatisfactory'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× unsatisfactory (ʌnsætɪsfæktəri ) adjective Ifyoudescribesomethingasunsatisfactory,youmeanthatitisnotasgoodasitshouldbe,andcannotbeconsideredacceptable. Theinspectorssaidjustunderathirdoflessonswereunsatisfactory. Heaskedafewmorequestions,towhichhereceivedunsatisfactoryanswers. Synonyms:notgoodenough,inadequate,unacceptable,poor MoreSynonymsofunsatisfactory COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof unsatisfactory Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'unsatisfactory' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'unsatisfactory' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'putto' HindiTranslationof'unsatisfactory' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency unsatisfactoryinBritishEnglish (ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktərɪ ,-trɪ) adjectivenotadequateorsuitable;unacceptable CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency unsatisfactoryinAmericanEnglish (ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktəri) adjectivenotsatisfactory;notsatisfyingormeetingone'sdemands;inadequate Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsunsatisfactorilyadverb unsatisfactorinessnoun Wordorigin[1630–40;un-1+satisfactory] Examplesof'unsatisfactory'inasentence unsatisfactory Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Thisisstealthlawanddeeplyunsatisfactory.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Itwasanunsatisfactorysituationbecauseamancanhavethejobinnamebutnotinreality.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Thestory'shighlyunsatisfactorydenouementhasalreadybeenmentioned.Rutherford,WardCelticMythology(1987)Ifnot,thissoundslikeanunsatisfactoryrelationshipallround.TheSun(2013)Likehimorloathehim,thissituationisunsatisfactory.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Whilstweexpectthecoursetopasstheinspection,thisisanunsatisfactorysituationtosaytheleast.TheSun(2008)You'reonly19andfartooyoungtobetyingyourselfintoanunsatisfactoryrelationship.TheSun(2015)UnionleaderssaidthatastrikeballotcouldbeheldonNovember5ifnegotiationsprovedunsatisfactory.Times,SundayTimes(2007) COBUILDCollocations unsatisfactory  unsatisfactoryresponse unsatisfactorysituation Trendsof unsatisfactory Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages unsatisfactory BritishEnglish:unsatisfactory /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktrɪ/ADJECTIVEIfyoudescribesomethingasunsatisfactory,youmeanthatitisnotasgoodasitshouldbe,andcannotbeconsideredacceptable.Hereceivedunsatisfactoryanswerstohisquestions.AmericanEnglish:unsatisfactory /ʌnsætɪˈsfæktəri/Arabic:غَيْرُمُرْضٍ BrazilianPortuguese:insatisfatório Chinese:令人不满的 Croatian:nezadovoljavajući Czech:neuspokojivý Danish:utilfredsstillende Dutch:onbevredigend EuropeanSpanish:insatisfactorio Finnish:epätyydyttävä French:insatisfaisant German:unbefriedigend Greek:μηικανοποιητικός Italian:insoddisfacente Japanese:不満足な Korean:불만스러운 Norwegian:utilfredsstillende Polish:niezadowalający EuropeanPortuguese:insatisfatório Romanian:nesatisfăcătorRussian:неудовлетворительный LatinAmericanSpanish:insatisfactorio Swedish:otillfredsställande Thai:ไม่น่าพอใจ Turkish:tatminediciolmayan Ukrainian:незадовільнийVietnamese:khôngtốtđẹp Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically unsatisfactory unsating unsatirical unsatisfaction unsatisfactory unsatisfactoryresponse unsatisfactorysituation unsatisfiable AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Relatedtermsof unsatisfactory unsatisfactoryresponse unsatisfactorysituation ˌunˌsatisˈfactory Source DefinitionofunsatisfactoryfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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