adj
Meaning 1
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
discontent
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S K AH0 N T EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Dissatisfaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A longing for better times or circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A discontented person; a malcontent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
Meaning 5
To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 6
showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- saw many discontent faces in the room
- was discontented with his position
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discontented
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a longing for something better than the present situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: discontentment, discontentedness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: longing, yearning, hungriness
Narrower terms: disgruntlement, dysphoria, dissatisfaction
verb
Meaning 8
make dissatisfied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: content
Broader terms: dissatisfy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English content English discontent From dis- + content.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: descontento — dissatisfaction
- Finnish: tyytymättömyys — a longing for better times
- Bulgarian: недоволник (nedovolnik) — a discontented person
- Czech: nespokojenec — a discontented person
- Finnish: tyytymätön — a discontented person
- Icelandic: einhver sem er óánægður — a discontented person
- Icelandic: einhver sem er óánægð — a discontented person
- Icelandic: eitthvað sem er óánægt — a discontented person
- Icelandic: eitthvert sem er óánægt — a discontented person
- Icelandic: uppreisnarseggur — a discontented person
- Spanish: descontento — a discontented person
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