discontented

[ dis-kuhn-ten-tid ]

adjective

1. not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy:

   For all their wealth, or perhaps because of it, they were discontented.

Other Words From

• discon·tented·ly adverb
• discon·tented·ness noun
• predis·con·tented adjective
• self-discon·tented adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of discontented¹

First recorded in 1485–95; discontent + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Nor was Oswald an irrational, discontented Dostoyevskian loner, as some depicted him.

From The Daily Beast

Silkwood was tarred as a discontented employee who contaminated herself to embarrass the company she worked for.

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Rowhani was elected because he was the least worst choice for a discontented Iranian electorate.

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The accompanying photos made them look like crazy ladies and discontented old maids.

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Above all, they're politically apathetic—discontented, but not angry.

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Old Ripper, a talkative, discontented man, stopped and ventured to enter on his grievances.

From Project Gutenberg

God has apportioned to each their lot; and why should I feel envious and discontented, that the best lot did not fall to my share?

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Eliza how discontented he has become with his nearest relatives, and even with his heirs.

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In 1881, with other discontented generals, he assisted Sagasta in obtaining office.

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The gossip of the neighbourhood had been no doubt a good deal roused; and Daphne, it seemed, was discontented.

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