discontented
adjective
not content or satisfied; dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy.
self-discontented
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a word derived from
discontented.
Example Sentences
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That morning Mr. Vane had been dispirited, and apparently self-discontented; but at night he went home in a state of mental intoxication.
From Peg Woffington by Charles Reade
Words cannot convey the thought of a thinker to a no-thinker; of a largely aspiring and self-discontented soul, to a creature satisfied with his poverty, and counting his meagre faculty the human standard.
From Hope of the Gospel by George MacDonald
And as he followed, careless where he went, he continued talking to himself aloud after the manner of restless self-discontented men.
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
