discontent
1 of 4adjective
dis·con·tent ˌdis-kən-ˈtent 
: dissatisfied, discontented
voters growing increasingly discontent
discontent
2 of 4noun (1)
: lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:
a
: a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction
the winter of our discontent
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare b
: restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a) for improvement
discontent
3 of 4verb
discontented; discontenting; discontents
transitive verb
: to make dissatisfied or discontented
were discontented by the decision
discontentment
ˌdis-kən-ˈtent-mənt
noun discontent
4 of 4noun (2)
: one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent
Synonyms
Adjective
- aggrieved
- discontented
- disgruntled
- displeased
- dissatisfied
- malcontent
Noun (1)
- discontentedness
- discontentment
- disgruntlement
- displeasure
- dissatisfaction
Verb
- disaffect
- disgruntle
- displease
- dissatisfy
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Example Sentences
Adjective Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent. a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life Verb the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (1)
1581, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1549, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1598, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
discontent 1 of 2
noun
dis·con·tent ˌdis-kən-ˈtent
: the condition of being dissatisfied
discontent
2 of 2adjective
: not satisfied
discontent customers
discontents
verb
as in displeases
to make discontented the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- displeases
- dissatisfies
- annoys
- irritates
- disquiets
- upsets
- disaffects
- disturbs
- estranges
- disgruntles
- agitates
- alienates
- peeves
- nettles
- depresses
- irks
- perturbs
- aggrieves
- discomposes
- saddens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contents
- gratifies
- delights
- pleases
- satisfies
- gladdens
- tickles
- soothes
- calms
- tranquilizes
- tranquillizes
- all kinds
- all kinds of
- all kinds/sorts/types
- all manner of
- all mouth
- all mouth (and no trousers
- all mouth (and no trousers/action)
- all mouth and no action
- all of
- all of a sudden
- all of the time
- all of us
- all one
- all one can do
- all over
- all over the joint
- all over the lot
- all over the map
- all over the place
- all over the shop
- all points point of the compass
- all points/every point of the compass
- all present and accounted for
- all present and correct
- All Red