discontentnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/us/ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/also discontentment,C1 a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation:
Discontent among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
There was widespread discontent at/about/over/with the plan.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sadness and regret
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter
- bring a lump to/have a lump in your throat idiom
- broken-hearted
- gloom
- gloomy
- guilt complex
- guilt trip
- guilt-ridden
- guilt trip
- heartache
- lament
- melancholy
- mourn
- rue the day idiom
- rueful
- sackcloth
- sad
- sadly
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discontented
adjective uk/ˌdɪs.kənˈten.tɪd/us/ˌdɪs.kənˈten.t̬ɪd/
discontentedly
adverb uk/ˌdɪs.kənˈten.tɪd.li/us/ˌdɪs.kənˈten.t̬ɪd.li/