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单词 discontented
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discontentedadj.

Brit. /ˌdɪskənˈtɛntᵻd/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˈtɛn(t)əd/
Forms: see discontent v. and -ed suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discontent v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < discontent v. + -ed suffix1. Compare slightly earlier discontent adj. and later contented adj.
1. Greatly displeased; indignant. Cf. discontent adj. 2. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective]
loatha1250
unfain1338
ill-liking?a1400
sourc1450
unpleaseda1475
displeasant1485
discontentc1500
discontenteda1513
displeased1581
aggrieved1590
misapaid1614
unrelished1620
injured1634
misliked1641
undelighted1667
uneasya1715
untickled1736
uncharmed1757
disagreeable?c1785
displacent1859
chuffed1960
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. lxxvi. f. xxx With which answere the Romaynes beynge sore discontented, made newe warre vpon ye sayd Sicambris.
1529 T. More Dyaloge Dyuers Maters iii. xii. f. lxxxiiii/1 For though god of hys goodnesse how bad so euer the preste be, well accepteth ye oblacyon of Crystys holy body for other folke, yet ys he wyth that prestys presumpcyon hyghly dyscontented.
1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 142 For the which presumption the king was grieuously discontented against the Citie.
1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 31 Plato discontented hereat,..[said] he could not stay, Dion being used so ignominously.
2. Not contented; dissatisfied; displaying, characterized by, or expressive of discontent. Also with with. Cf. discontent adj. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adjective]
unsaught?a1300
unsetea1350
unrestfulc1384
unsatisfiedc1430
discontentc1475
ill content1477
miscontent?1499
uncontentc1503
orpita1525
discontented1531
miscontenteda1533
evil contented1548
repining1565
uncontented1568
unpacified1570
discontentive1578
malcontent1578
ill-contented1582
malcontented1582
unmollified1587
unappeased1594
discontentful1604
discontenting1605
contentlessa1616
ungratifieda1625
insatisfied1643
unsatisfieda1648
unsoothed1648
repineful1655
dissatisfied1675
satisfactionless1841
sore-headed1844
disgruntled1847
sore-head1862
choked1950
dischuffed1975
1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xix. sig. e.v He that is temperate fleeth pleasures voluptuous, & with the absence of them is nat discontented.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lvv Surely there was no creature whiche with that war was either discontented or displeased.
1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Tt.iiv To lyue with a discontented minde, to be alwaies dumbe, or to lament..are the propreties which..beelonge to louers.
1579 B. Googe tr. I. Lopez de Mendoza Prouerbes Noble Souldier f. 82v Looking with a discontented countenaunce, hee saide vnto those that were with him, Alas my friends, I haue vtterly lost this day.
a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. i. 8 Our discontented Counties doe reuolt. View more context for this quotation
1672 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 10 Ther are Thousands of Discontented People in Ireland who may be apt to Rise.
1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xi. 329 Sullen and sow'r with discontented mien.
a1781 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip III (1783) ii. 115 If the troops, discontented with his treatment of them had not refused to obey.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 519 The discontented gentry of Cheshire and Lancashire.
1880 Mrs. N. Conklin Rue's Helps v. 193 It's a great deal easier to be discontented than to be contented.
1921 F. L. Paxson Recent Hist. U.S. iv. 42 The aggregate of discontented votes for Greenback candidates in the several States ran beyond a million.
1949 Life 11 Apr. 137/1 She began to get discontented with her home life.
2010 New Yorker 7 June 28/2 Discontented members of his own party had tried several times to unseat him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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