malcontent

[ mal-kuhn-tent ]

/ ˌmæl kənˈtɛnt /

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adjective

not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.

dissatisfied with the existing government, administration, system, etc.

noun

a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied.

Origin of malcontent

1575–85; <Middle French, Old French; see mal-, content²

SYNONYMS FOR malcontent

3 grumbler, complainer, faultfinder.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR malcontent ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM malcontent

mal·con·tent·ed·ly, adverbmal·con·tent·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby malcontent

Malay States, Malbec, Malcolm, Malcolm III, Malcolm X, malcontent, M.A.L.D., mal de mer, Malden, maldistribution, Maldives

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Example sentences from the Web for malcontent

In his opinion, Robin Hood was neither a Saxon malcontent nor the hero of a poet's romance; nor yet was he 'a goblin or a myth.'
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452|Various
Being returned to Fort Conger, he was not restored to his rank, and remained—as Juet remained after being superseded—a malcontent.
Henry Hudson|Thomas A. Janvier
From the Induction to Marston's Malcontent it appears that the custom was not tolerated at some of the public theatres.
The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Christopher Marlowe
The ultra-British did not like him, always putting him down in their books as a malcontent.
The Bastonnais|John Lesperance

The question has often been raised whether the mutineers were egged on by malcontent clubs.
William Pitt and the Great War|John Holland Rose

British Dictionary definitions for malcontent

malcontent

/ (ˈmælkənˌtɛnt) /

adjective

disgusted or discontented

noun

a person who is malcontent

Word Origin for malcontent

C16: from Old French

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	malcontent
释义	malcontent [ mal-kuhn-tent ] / ˌmæl kənˈtɛnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR malcontent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances. dissatisfied with the existing government, administration, system, etc. noun a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied. Origin of malcontent 1575–85; <Middle French, Old French; see mal-, content² SYNONYMS FOR malcontent 3 grumbler, complainer, faultfinder. SEE SYNONYMS FOR malcontent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM malcontent mal·con·tent·ed·ly, adverbmal·con·tent·ed·ness, noun Words nearby malcontent Malay States, Malbec, Malcolm, Malcolm III, Malcolm X, malcontent, M.A.L.D., mal de mer, Malden, maldistribution, Maldives Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malcontent In his opinion, Robin Hood was neither a Saxon malcontent nor the hero of a poet's romance; nor yet was he 'a goblin or a myth.' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452\|Various Being returned to Fort Conger, he was not restored to his rank, and remained—as Juet remained after being superseded—a malcontent. Henry Hudson\|Thomas A. Janvier From the Induction to Marston's Malcontent it appears that the custom was not tolerated at some of the public theatres. The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3)\|Christopher Marlowe The ultra-British did not like him, always putting him down in their books as a malcontent. The Bastonnais\|John Lesperance The question has often been raised whether the mutineers were egged on by malcontent clubs. William Pitt and the Great War\|John Holland Rose British Dictionary definitions for malcontent malcontent / (ˈmælkənˌtɛnt) / adjective disgusted or discontented noun a person who is malcontent Word Origin for malcontent C16: from Old French Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to malcontent complaining, discontented, disgruntled, unhappy, unsatisfied
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malcontent

adjective

noun

Origin of malcontent

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OTHER WORDS FROM malcontent

Words nearby malcontent

Example sentences from the Web for malcontent

British Dictionary definitions for malcontent

adjective

noun

Word Origin for malcontent

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