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单词 discontent
释义 dis·content
I. \|dis+\ adjective
Etymology: dis- (I) + content (adjective)
: discontented — usually used with with
 < discontent with his prospects and station in life >
II. noun
: one who is discontented : one who has a grievance : malcontent
 < his following had diminished to less than a dozen discontents >
III. transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + content (v.)
: to inspire feelings of grievance or dissatisfaction in : make discontented : displease
 < inflation … corrupted the civil service …, discontented and disheartened the soldiers — C.P.Fitzgerald >
IV. noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + content (n.)
: lack of contentment : a sense of grievance or thwarted aspirations or desires : dissatisfaction
 < abolitionists encouraged agitators to come south and stir up discontent — Helen B. Woodward >
 < unless such aid reaches down to the masses …, it will not be effective in preventing social discontents — Dexter Perkins >
: restless yearning or aspiration for improvement or perfection : inquietude of mind
 < though yet young, he had sunk into a groove extemely deep, and had apparently lost all divine discontent — Arnold Bennett >
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