discontent (noun)

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• discontent — ► NOUN ▪ lack of contentment or satisfaction. DERIVATIVES discontented adjective discontentment noun …   English terms dictionary

• discontent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, widespread ▪ growing, increasing ▪ simmering ▪ popular, public …   Collocations dictionary

• discontent — noun the workers discontent could no longer be overlooked Syn: dissatisfaction, disaffection, discontentment, discontentedness, disgruntlement, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure, bad feelings, resentment, envy; restlessness, unrest, uneasiness …   Thesaurus of popular words

• discontent — noun lack of contentment or satisfaction. ↘a person who is dissatisfied. Derivatives discontented adjective discontentedly adverb discontentedness noun discontentment noun …   English new terms dictionary

• discontent — noun a) Dissatisfaction. b) A longing for better times or circumstances …   Wiktionary

• discontent — noun Syn: dissatisfaction, disaffection, grievances, unhappiness, displeasure, resentment, envy, restlessness, unrest, unease Ant: satisfaction …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• discontent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Want of satisfaction Nouns 1. discontent, discontentment, displeasure; dissatisfaction, resentment; inquietude, vexation, soreness, heartburning (see dejection); querulousness (see lamentation);… …   English dictionary for students

• discontent — {{11}}discontent (adj.) mid 15c.; see DISCONTENT (Cf. discontent) (v.). The noun meaning state or condition of discontent is recorded from 1580s. Winter of our discontent is from Richard III. {{12}}discontent (v.) late 15c., from DIS (Cf. dis )… …   Etymology dictionary

• discontent — I. adjective Date: 15th century discontented II. noun Date: 1534 lack of contentment: a. a sense of grievance ; dissatisfaction < the winter of our discontent Shakespeare > b. restless aspiration for improvement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discontent — dis|con|tent [ ,dıskən tent ] or dis|con|tent|ment [ ,dıskən tentmənt ] noun uncount the unhappy feeling you have when you are not satisfied with something: discontent with: Public discontent with the government is growing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• discontent — UK [ˌdɪskənˈtent] / US noun [uncountable] the unhappy feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with something discontent with: Public discontent with the government is growing …   English dictionary