discontent
not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
Also dis·con·tent·ment. lack of contentment; dissatisfaction.
a restless desire or craving for something one does not have.
a malcontent.
to make discontented; dissatisfy; displease.
Origin of discontent
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Other words for discontent
Other words from discontent
- pre·dis·con·tent, noun
- pre·dis·con·tent·ment, noun
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How to use discontent in a sentence
The United States, like many countries around the world, seems to have entered a period of broad and deep discontent.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 17, 2020 | FreakonomicsForeign actors, from Russia to China, can take advantage of social unrest, the digital age and human psychology to stir discontent — and potentially affect elections.
The US has been brought to this point by a long-term legitimacy crisis of the American elite, accompanied by rising levels of mass discontent and coercive state responses.
George Floyd Protests Show How The US Has Retreated From Its Position As A World Leader | LGBTQ-Editor | June 9, 2020 | No Straight NewsNow that he’s facing re-election, his Democratic opponents are trying to direct the discontent in their direction, with some of them calling to fundamentally remake the American economy.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 5, 2020 | FreakonomicsMuch of this discontent is related to economic issues — some of them specific, like wage stagnation and the spike in healthcare and college costs.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 5, 2020 | Freakonomics
Almost from the beginning, there have been rumblings of discontent about Pope Francis.
Is the Pope Catholic? Critics Rally Around Benedict As Talk of Schism Looms | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTdiscontent with life led to complete recklessness on the battlefield.
But in the Palestinian camps, there has been public discontent, too.
His new documentary, A Cinema of discontent, is about film censorship in Iran.
Jafar Panahi: Filmmaking Ban Is My Iranian Prison | Jamsheed Akrami | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHamas exploits the resulting Arab discontent to fan the flames of violence and war.
Israelis and Arabs Shaken by the Aftershock of Teen Murders | Miranda Frum | July 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe seed of discontent was again germinating under the duplicity of the Spanish lay and clerical authorities.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe new forces controlled by mankind have been powerless as yet to remove want and destitution, hard work and social discontent.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacockdiscontent was so widespread that the new general at once ordered all troops, save some three thousand, to leave the capital.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe vision itself is an outcome of that divine discontent which raises man above his environment.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockLannes secretly informed Bonaparte of the plans of those who led the discontent, and, in the words of Murat, "sold the cocoanut."
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for discontent
/ (ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt) /
Also called: discontentment lack of contentment, as with one's condition or lot in life
a discontented person
dissatisfied
(tr) to make dissatisfied
Derived forms of discontent
- discontented, adjective
- discontentedly, adverb
- discontentedness, noun
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