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adj
Dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious.
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noun
A person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person, a rebel.
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noun
A state of discontentment or dissatisfaction; something that causes discontent.
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Usage: obsolete
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verb
To cause discontent or dissatisfaction.
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Usage: obsolete, transitive
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adjective satellite
discontented as toward authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: disaffected, ill-affected, rebellious
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noun
a person who is discontented or disgusted
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
Narrower terms: quibbler, caviller, caviler, pettifogger, sorehead, squabbler
History
From Middle French malcontent, from mal- + content; compare Late Latin malecontentus.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
