discontent
1 of 4adjective
dis·con·tent ˌdis-kən-ˈtent 
: dissatisfied, discontented
voters growing increasingly discontent
discontent
2 of 4noun (1)
: lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:
a
: a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction
the winter of our discontent
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare b
: restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a) for improvement
discontent
3 of 4verb
discontented; discontenting; discontents
transitive verb
: to make dissatisfied or discontented
were discontented by the decision
discontentment
ˌdis-kən-ˈtent-mənt
noun discontent
4 of 4noun (2)
: one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent
Synonyms
Adjective
- aggrieved
- discontented
- disgruntled
- displeased
- dissatisfied
- malcontent
Noun (1)
- discontentedness
- discontentment
- disgruntlement
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
Verb
- disaffect
- disgruntle
- displease
- dissatisfy
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Example Sentences
Adjective Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent. a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life Verb the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (1)
1581, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1549, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1598, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
discontent 1 of 2
noun
dis·con·tent ˌdis-kən-ˈtent
: the condition of being dissatisfied
discontent
2 of 2adjective
: not satisfied
discontent customers
discontentment
noun
as in discontent
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- discontent
- dissatisfaction
- displeasure
- discontentedness
- resentment
- disgruntlement
- unhappiness
- sadness
- uneasiness
- dejection
- bitterness
- sorrow
- perturbation
- disquiet
- dreariness
- misery
- aggrievement
- blues
- wretchedness
- downheartedness
- dumps
- depression
- despondency
- dolor
- disconsolateness
- desolateness
- doldrums
- desolation
- dolefulness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contentment
- satisfaction
- joy
- pleasure
- happiness
- contentedness
- bliss
- gladness
- felicity
- exultation
- triumph
- jubilation
- lightheartedness
- elatedness