| 单词 | discontent |
| 释义 | discontent (once / 389 pages) nadjv When you experience discontent, you're not happy. You've been let down — either by others or by yourself. The word discontent is made up of dis, meaning "not," and content, "a state of peaceful happiness." So as an adjective, discontent means "not happy or peaceful," like the discontent Egyptian citizens who expressed their dissatisfaction with their country's leader by protesting and demanding he give up power. As a verb, discontent means "to make unhappy," like bad news that discontents you. WORD FAMILYdiscontent: discontented, discontenting, discontently, discontentment, discontents+/content: contented, contenting, contentingly, contently, contentment, contents, discontent/contented: contentedest, contentedly, contentedness/contentment: contentments/discontented: discontentedly, discontentedness/discontentment: discontentments USAGE EXAMPLESThe Boston Globe called “Beginners” “the passive work of a man nervous to touch the third rail of his parents’ discontent.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The victories of these unusual candidates speak to the depth of Brazilian discontent with politics. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Parties across Europe and in the United States are fanning flames of discontent using similar tactics with increasing success. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n a longing for something better than the present situation Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper discontentedness, discontentment contentment happiness with one's situation in life disgruntlement a feeling of sulky discontent dysphoriaabnormal depression and discontent dissatisfactionthe feeling of being displeased and discontent boredom, ennui, tediumthe feeling of being bored by something tedious displeasurethe feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something disappointment, letdowna feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized hungriness, longing, yearning prolonged unfulfilled desire or need 2adj showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing saw many discontent faces in the room was discontented with his position Syn|Ant discontented disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious discontented as toward authority disgruntled, dissatisfiedin a state of sulky dissatisfaction restless, ungratified, unsatisfiedworried and uneasy unhappyexperiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent displeasednot pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure content, contented satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are complacent, self-complacent, self-satisfiedcontented to a fault with oneself or one's actions satisfiedfilled with satisfaction self-satisfied, smugmarked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction happyenjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure pleasedexperiencing or manifesting pleasure 3v make dissatisfied Ant|Hyper content make content dissatisfy fail to satisfy |
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