discontent

[Dis`con*tent·]

When you experience discontent, you're not happy. You've been let down either by others or by yourself.

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Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

Noun
a longing for something better than the present situation

Verb
make dissatisfied

Adjective
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"


a.
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

v. t.
To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

n.
Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.

n.
A discontented person; a malcontent.


Discontent

Dis`con*tent" , a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. Jer. Taylor.
Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet.

Discontent

Dis`con*tent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontented; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontenting.] To deprive if content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. Suckling.

Discontent

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.
The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent.
2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.]
Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents.

Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

To deprive if content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.

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Usage Examples

The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs.

The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.

Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.

As might be supposed, my parents were quite poor, but we somehow never seemed to lack anything we needed, and I never saw a trace of discontent or a failure in cheerfulness over their lot in life, as indeed over anything.

I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too loudly. 'Dilbert' is the designated voice of discontent for the workplace. I never planned it that way. It just happened.

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Other Usage Examples

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.

Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.

Content makes poor men rich discontent makes rich men poor.

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these there's time, the Bastard Time.

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