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Synonyms for discontent


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dis-kuhn-tent
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt



Définition of discontent

Origin :
  • late 15c., from dis- "not" + content (v.). Related: Discontented; discontentedly; discontentment; discontentedness.
  • noun dissatisfaction
Example sentences :
  • There was discontent in her eyes, which were her most convincing attraction.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She filled the house with company and noise; but this only increased my discontent.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • On his part, he fell into a routine without the least evidence of discontent.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Where there is desire, there must be discontent: if we are satisfied with all things, desire is extinct.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Some discontent was caused by the emancipation of the serfs.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
  • Discontent and insubordination now prevailed amongst the rebels.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Barbezieux had viewed with discontent the elevation of Chamillart.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • Restlessness or discontent must have peeped from behind the suave mask.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Besides, without any reasoning on the matter, I have no discontent.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Antonyms for discontent

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