Meaning of DISCONTENT
Pronunciation: | | `diskun'tent
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- [n] a longing for something better than the present situation
- [v] make dissatisfied
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| Synonyms: | | discontentedness, discontentment |
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| Antonyms: | | content, contentment | |
| See Also: | | disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, dissatisfy, dysphoria, longing, yearning | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis`con*tent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a.
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor.
Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was
very quiet. --Bunyan.
\Dis`con*tent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discontented};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Discontenting}.]
To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
--Suckling.
\Dis`con*tent"\, n.
1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind;
dissatisfaction; disquiet.
Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious
summer by this sun of York. --Shak.
The rapacity of his father's administration had
excited such universal discontent. --Hallam
2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.]
Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents.
--Fuller.
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