discontent

[ dis-kuhn-tent ]
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adjective
  1. not content; dissatisfied; discontented.

noun
  1. Also dis·con·tent·ment. lack of contentment; dissatisfaction.

  2. a restless desire or craving for something one does not have.

  1. a malcontent.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make discontented; dissatisfy; displease.

Origin of discontent

1
First recorded in 1485–95; dis-1 + content2

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Other words from discontent

  • pre·dis·con·tent, noun
  • pre·dis·con·tent·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for discontent

discontent

/ (ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt) /


noun
  1. Also called: discontentment lack of contentment, as with one's condition or lot in life

  2. a discontented person

adjective
  1. dissatisfied

verb
  1. (tr) to make dissatisfied

Derived forms of discontent

  • discontented, adjective
  • discontentedly, adverb
  • discontentedness, noun

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