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unsatisfied

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unsatisfied [ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪd]
adj
(of a person, demand, need, etc.) not satisfied or fulfilled an unsatisfied demand for fresh fruit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsatisfiedunsatisfied - not having been satisfied            
insatiable, insatiate, unsatiable - impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his passion for work was unsatiable"
2.unsatisfiedunsatisfied - worried and uneasy                  
discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
Translations
unsatisfied [ˈʌnˈsætɪsfaɪd] ADJinsatisfecho
unsatisfied [ˌʌnˈsætɪsfaɪd] adj
(= dissatisfied) → mécontent(e), insatisfait(e)
to be unsatisfied with sth → ne pas être satisfait(e) de qch
(= unmet) [need, demand] → non satisfait(e)
unsatisfied
adj personnicht zufrieden, unzufrieden; (= not fulfilled)unbefriedigt, nicht zufrieden; (= not convinced)nicht überzeugt; appetite, desire, needunbefriedigt; curiosityunbefriedigt, ungestillt; the meal left me unsatisfieddas Essen hat mich nicht gesättigt; the book’s ending left us unsatisfiedwir fanden den Schluss des Buches unbefriedigend; a job that leaves him unsatisfiedeine Arbeit, die ihn nicht befriedigt; to be unsatisfied with somebody/somethingmit jdm/etw unzufrieden sein
unsatisfied [ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪd] adj (desire, need) → non appagato/a; (not fulfilled, person) → insoddisfatto/a; (not convinced) unsatisfied (with)poco convinto/a (di)
unsatisfied [ʌnˈsætɪsˌfaɪd] adj (desire, need) → non appagato/a; (not fulfilled, person) → insoddisfatto/a; (not convinced) unsatisfied (with)poco convinto/a (di)


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I think it was that her eyes were full of unsatisfied intelligence, and unsatisfied beseeching affection.
But it is just in that cold, abominable half despair, half belief, in that conscious burying oneself alive for grief in the underworld for forty years, in that acutely recognised and yet partly doubtful hopelessness of one's position, in that hell of unsatisfied desires turned inward, in that fever of oscillations, of resolutions determined for ever and repented of again a minute later--that the savour of that strange enjoyment of which I have spoken lies.
If they have acquitted themselves well while living, they will be permitted to descend and enjoy this happy country; if otherwise they will but be tantalized with this prospect of it, and then hurled back from the mountain to wander about the sandy plains, and endure the eternal pangs of unsatisfied thirst and hunger.
 
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