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Unsatisfying vs Dissatisfactory - What's the difference?

unsatisfying | dissatisfactory |

As adjectives the difference between unsatisfying and dissatisfactory

is that unsatisfying is not providing satisfaction while dissatisfactory is causing dissatisfaction.

unsatisfying

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not providing satisfaction.
  • Derived terms

    * unsatisfyingly * unsatisfyingness

    Antonyms

    *satisfying

    dissatisfactory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing dissatisfaction.
  • Synonyms

    * unsatisfactory

    Derived terms

    * dissatisfactoriness