discontent
DissatisfactionDissatisfaction.
» I was discontented.
Я був незадоволений. — deniko
Я була незадоволена. — deniko
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3 senses(uncountable)Dissatisfaction.
(uncountable)A longing for better times or circumstances.
a longing for something better than the present situation
(countable)A discontented person; a malcontent.
Examples
63 sentencesI was discontented.
Я був незадоволений. — deniko
I'm very discontented.
Я дуже назадоволений. — deniko
deIch bin sehr unzufrieden. — raggione
Tom said that he was discontented.
deTom sagte, dass er unzufrieden sei. — wolfgangth
Tom told me he was discontented.
deTom sagte mir, er sei unzufrieden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think that Tom is discontented.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: discontents| Singular | discontent |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a longing for something better than the present situation:discontentmentdiscontentedness
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.