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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISCONTENT, n. [dis and content.] Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction at any present state of things.
DISCONTENT, a. Uneasy; dissatisfied.
DISCONTENT, v.t. To make uneasy at the present state; to dissatisfy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: discontented, discontent] [ant: content, contented] n
1: a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness] [ant: contentment] v
1: make dissatisfied [ant: content]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: 15th century discontented II. noun Date: 1534 lack of contentment: a. a sense of grievance ; dissatisfaction <the winter of our discontent — Shakespeare> b. restless aspiration for improvement III. transitive verb Date: 1549 to make discontented • discontentment noun IV. noun Date: 1596 one who is discontented ; malcontent

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n., adj., & v. --n. lack of contentment; restlessness, dissatisfaction. --adj. dissatisfied (was discontent with his lot). --v.tr. (esp. as discontented adj.) make dissatisfied. Derivatives: discontentedly adv. discontentedness n. discontentment n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Discontent Dis`con*tent" (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor. Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. --Bunyan.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Discontent Dis`con*tent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontented; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontenting.] To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. --Suckling.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Discontent Dis`con*tent", n. 1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York. --Shak. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent. --Hallam 2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.] Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. --Fuller.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(discontents) Discontent is the feeling that you have when you are not satisfied with your situation. There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital. = dissatisfaction N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Dissatisfaction, uneasiness, inquietude, restlessness, discontentment.

Moby Thesaurus

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