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dis·con·tent
(dĭs′kən-tĕnt′)n.
1.
a. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
b. A restless longing for better circumstances.
2. One who is discontented.
adj.
Discontented.
tr.v. dis·con·tent·ed, dis·con·tent·ing, dis·con·tents
To make discontented.
dis′con·tent′ment n.
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discontent
(ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt)n
1. Also called: discontentment lack of contentment, as with one's condition or lot in life
2. a discontented person
adj
dissatisfied
vb
(tr) to make dissatisfied
ˌdisconˈtented adj
ˌdisconˈtentedly adv
ˌdisconˈtentedness n
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dis•con•tent
(ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt)adj.
1. not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
n. 2. Also, dis`con•tent′ment. lack of contentment.
3. a restless craving for what one does not have.
4. malcontent.
v.t. 5. to make discontent.
[1485–95]
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Discontent
a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.
an abnormal pleasure in complaints.
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Discontent
- Disgruntled as an under-tipped taxi driver —Anon
- Dissatisfaction with himself had settled over him … as congruently as a second skin —François Camoin
- Discontent follows ambition like a shadow —Anon
- Discontent … had come over her like a blighting wind —George Eliot
- Discontent is like ink poured into water, which fills the whole fountain full of blackness —Owen Feltham
- Discontent like alum in the mouth —Wallace Stegner
- His whole wounded life choked him at the throat like a death agony —Émile Zola
- Looking as unhappy as an aging, wet and exhausted salesman whose luck had played out at last —Howard Frank Mosher
- Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact —Bertrand Russell
- Unhappiness burns like leaves —F. D. Reeve
- Unhappiness inhabited me as if it were another person and it had the power to pull memories from me, as if from an open file —Scott Spencer
- Unhappiness … it is like climbing up a bare wall. It is like being shut up in a cellar all your life —Vicki Baum
- Unhappy as a baseball player who can’t get to third base —Anon
- Unhappy as a character in a soap opera —Elyse Sommer
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discontent
Past participle: discontented
Gerund: discontenting
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| Noun | 1. |  discontent - a longing for something better than the present situationdisgruntlement - a feeling of sulky discontent dysphoria - abnormal depression and discontent dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received" |
| Verb | 1. | discontent - make dissatisfied dissatisfy - fail to satisfy content - make content; "I am contented" |
| Adj. | 1. | discontent - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure |
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discontent
noun dissatisfaction, unhappiness, displeasure, regret, envy, restlessness, uneasiness, vexation, discontentment, fretfulness There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital.
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discontent
nounUnhappiness caused by the failure of one's hopes, desires, or expectations:
To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:
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Translations
ساخِط، مُسْتاء، غَيْر راضٍ
nespokojenost
utilfredshed
óánægja
nepasitenkinimassu nepasitenkinimu
neapmierinātība
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discontent
[ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt] n (= dissatisfaction) (personal) → mécontentement m; (political) → mécontentement mpopular discontent → mécontentement populaire
discontent with sb/sth → mécontentement à l'égard de qn/qch
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discontent
n → Unzufriedenheit f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
discontent
(diskənˈtent) noun the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction. There is a lot of discontent among young people.
ˌdisconˈtented adjective dissatisfied or not happy. She's discontented with her life; a discontented expression.
ˌdisconˈtentedly adverbˌdisconˈtentment noun
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