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malcontent
mal·con·tent M0057500 (măl′kən-tĕnt′)adj. Dissatisfied with existing conditions.n.1. A chronically dissatisfied person.2. One who rebels against the established system: "immature malcontents who have long since sold out to conformity" (John M. Wilson).malcontent (ˈmælkənˌtɛnt) adjdisgusted or discontentedna person who is malcontent[C16: from Old French]mal•con•tent (ˌmæl kənˈtɛnt) adj. 1. not satisfied with current conditions. 2. dissatisfied with the existing government. n. 3. a malcontent person. [1575–85; < Middle French, Old French; see mal-, content2] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | malcontent - a person who is discontented or disgustedindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"caviler, caviller, quibbler, pettifogger - a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objectionssorehead - someone who is peevish or disgruntledsquabbler - someone who quarrels about a small matter | Adj. | 1. | malcontent - discontented as toward authority disaffected, ill-affected, rebelliousdiscontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" |
malcontentnoun1. troublemaker, rebel, complainer, grumbler, grouser, agitator, stirrer (informal), mischief-maker, grouch (informal), fault-finder Five years ago, a band of malcontents seized power.adjective1. discontented, unhappy, disgruntled, dissatisfied, disgusted, rebellious, resentful, disaffected, restive, unsatisfied, ill-disposed, factious The film follows three malcontent teenagers around Paris.Translationsmalcontent
Synonyms for malcontentnoun troublemakerSynonyms- troublemaker
- rebel
- complainer
- grumbler
- grouser
- agitator
- stirrer
- mischief-maker
- grouch
- fault-finder
adj discontentedSynonyms- discontented
- unhappy
- disgruntled
- dissatisfied
- disgusted
- rebellious
- resentful
- disaffected
- restive
- unsatisfied
- ill-disposed
- factious
Synonyms for malcontentnoun a person who is discontented or disgustedRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- caviler
- caviller
- quibbler
- pettifogger
- sorehead
- squabbler
adj discontented as toward authoritySynonyms- disaffected
- ill-affected
- rebellious
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