miscontentedadj.

Brit.

/mɪskənˈtɛntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌmɪskənˈtɛn(t)əd/, Scottish English

/mɪskənˈtɛntᵻd/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and contented adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, contented adj.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + contented adj., perhaps after miscontent v. Compare earlier miscontent adj. Compare also discontented adj.

Formerly chiefly Scottish. Now somewhat rare.

Discontented, dissatisfied, displeased.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adjective]

unsaught?a1300

unsetea1350

unrestfulc1384

unsatisfiedc1430

discontentc1475

ill content1477

miscontent?1499

uncontentc1503

orpita1525

discontented1531

miscontenteda1533

evil contented1548

repining1565

uncontented1568

unpacified1570

discontentive1578

malcontent1578

ill-contented1582

malcontented1582

unmollified1587

unappeased1594

discontentful1604

discontenting1605

contentlessa1616

ungratifieda1625

insatisfied1643

unsatisfieda1648

unsoothed1648

repineful1655

dissatisfied1675

satisfactionless1841

sore-headed1844

disgruntled1847

sore-head1862

choked1950

dischuffed1975

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. D.vij It was no reson, that suche as came to his seruyce shoulde retourne myscontented.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xviii. 312 So it fareth with miscontented mindes. Their own desires plague them.

1637 W. Stirling Jvlivs Caesar ii. ii. 205 All miscontented men are glad of Mates.

c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 78 Ane Meingzie of miscontentit puritanes.

1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds vii. 68 Had she gotten a gentleman of family, I would not have been overly miscontented.

1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire in Trans. Philol. Soc. ii. 115 Mis-contentit, a., dissatisfied.

1909 J. Payne Flower o' Thorn 90 Miscontented with that which seems, Forever for that which is go questing.

1965 Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Miscontented..Bnff. [= Banffshire] 1963.

1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Apr. j2/5 An organized effort by a few vicious, miscontented people.

Derivatives

† miscontentedly adv. Obsolete rare discontentedly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adverb]

miscontentedly1561

discontentedly1587

malcontentedly1630

unpacifiedly1748

dissatisfiedly1805

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 296 Neither ought we to take it miscontentedly that the outward man be destroyed so that the inwarde man be renued.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miscontented
释义	miscontentedadj. Brit. /mɪskənˈtɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌmɪskənˈtɛn(t)əd/, Scottish English /mɪskənˈtɛntᵻd/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and contented adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, contented adj. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + contented adj., perhaps after miscontent v. Compare earlier miscontent adj. Compare also discontented adj. Formerly chiefly Scottish. Now somewhat rare. Discontented, dissatisfied, displeased. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adjective] unsaught?a1300 unsetea1350 unrestfulc1384 unsatisfiedc1430 discontentc1475 ill content1477 miscontent?1499 uncontentc1503 orpita1525 discontented1531 miscontenteda1533 evil contented1548 repining1565 uncontented1568 unpacified1570 discontentive1578 malcontent1578 ill-contented1582 malcontented1582 unmollified1587 unappeased1594 discontentful1604 discontenting1605 contentlessa1616 ungratifieda1625 insatisfied1643 unsatisfieda1648 unsoothed1648 repineful1655 dissatisfied1675 satisfactionless1841 sore-headed1844 disgruntled1847 sore-head1862 choked1950 dischuffed1975 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. D.vij It was no reson, that suche as came to his seruyce shoulde retourne myscontented. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xviii. 312 So it fareth with miscontented mindes. Their own desires plague them. 1637 W. Stirling Jvlivs Caesar ii. ii. 205 All miscontented men are glad of Mates. c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1850) I. 78 Ane Meingzie of miscontentit puritanes. 1826 J. Galt Last of Lairds vii. 68 Had she gotten a gentleman of family, I would not have been overly miscontented. 1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire in Trans. Philol. Soc. ii. 115 Mis-contentit, a., dissatisfied. 1909 J. Payne Flower o' Thorn 90 Miscontented with that which seems, Forever for that which is go questing. 1965 Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Miscontented..Bnff. [= Banffshire] 1963. 1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Apr. j2/5 An organized effort by a few vicious, miscontented people. Derivatives † miscontentedly adv. Obsolete rare discontentedly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adverb] miscontentedly1561 discontentedly1587 malcontentedly1630 unpacifiedly1748 dissatisfiedly1805 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. f. 296 Neither ought we to take it miscontentedly that the outward man be destroyed so that the inwarde man be renued. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1533
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