Discontent

Word DISCONTENT
Character 10
Hyphenation dis con tent
Pronunciations /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Discontent"

What do we mean by discontent?

Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction. noun

A restless longing for better circumstances. noun

One who is discontented. noun

Discontented. adjective

To make discontented. transitive verb

To make discontented; deprive of contentment; dissatisfy; displease.

Uneasy; dissatisfied; discontented.

Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction with some present state of things; displeasure. noun

One who is discontented; a malcontent. noun

To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. transitive verb

Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. adjective

Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet. noun

A discontented person; a malcontent. noun

Dissatisfaction. noun

A longing for better times or circumstances. noun

A discontented person. (see also malcontent). noun

Make dissatisfied verb

Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing adjective

A longing for something better than the present situation noun

Dissatisfaction.

A longing for better times or circumstances.

A discontented person; a malcontent.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Discontent

The word "discontent" in example sentences

At the root of the discontent is the desire to have practical, not ideological, solutions to intractable problems. ❋ Mark Penn (2010)

The nerve centre of this discontent is the steam room, itself a source of perennial complaints. ❋ Michael Holden (2010)

The soul cannot be mocked, and your discontent is your soul telling you that there is something else that you need to look for or find. ❋ Natasha Dern (2010)

Mr. Miller attributes his voter appeal to what he calls discontent over expansion of the federal government. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I know that this discontent is the basic trait that turns a person into a writer. ❋ Unknown (2006)

(Stuttgart 227), these rotary wholes are both the production of new forms in "discontent," and the rotation around their own foundations that perpetually unworks these wholes by returning them to the annular drive in which they have their origin. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hate and discontent is not the answer her but the understanding what happened and how it happened and the conditions involved are the some of the keys for future prevention of another accidents! ❋ Unknown (2009)

A new inwardness, a discontent, is seeping across the country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As I point out in the piece, simmering discontent is a fact of Anglican existence. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The source of this discontent is not only that every reality, no matter how perfect it is, sooner or later disappoints us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The tsunami of voter discontent is coming again this November. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Demonstrator Nathalie Jalowezak says the discontent is not just about one bill. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, again, that discontent is largely rooted in sources that are outside of a specific desire to see McGinn succeed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, the voters have a big message to send to you Mr. Anticolonialist: the winter of our discontent is coming! ❋ Tom Toles (2010)

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