discontentment
discontentment · discontentments
A state of dissatisfaction or discontentA state of dissatisfaction or discontent.
/dɪskənˈtɛntmənt/
» Their marriage simmered with discontentment and unspoken anger.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.
More definitions
- a longing for something better than the present situation
Examples
5 sentencesTheir marriage simmered with discontentment and unspoken anger.
Everything this boy says oozes discontentment. I have to wonder about his parents.
"Teenage discontentment" is redundant.
Misdirected discontentment on the left and right boiled over into violent incidents across the country.
Contentment enriches the poor. Discontentment impoverishes the rich.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From dis- + contentment.From dis- + contentment.
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Forms
plural: discontentments| Singular | discontentment |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a longing for something better than the present situation:discontentdiscontentedness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable