adj
Meaning 1
Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- After her injury, Alice was a discontented woman.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
discontented
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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dĭs-kən-tɛnt'əd
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/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɛd/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S K AH0 N T EH1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to discontent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He lived a discontented life.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of discontent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
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: discontent
Antonyms: contented
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 contented English discontented From dis- + contented.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: muhumuhu — experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction
- Plautdietsch: ontofräd — experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction
- Romanian: nemulțumit — experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction
- Romanian: nesatisfăcut — experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction
- Spanish: descontento — experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction
- Māori: kāore i te ngākau nui — of or pertaining to discontent
- Plautdietsch: oonzefreden — of or pertaining to discontent
- Romanian: nemulțumit — of or pertaining to discontent
- Romanian: nesatisfăcut — of or pertaining to discontent
- Spanish: descontento — of or pertaining to discontent
Real reading context