discontented


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dis·con·tent·ed

(dĭs′kən-tĕn′tĭd)
adj.
Restlessly unhappy; malcontent.

dis′con·tent′ed·ly adv.
dis′con·tent′ed·ness n.
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dis•con•tent•ed

(ˌdɪs kənˈtɛn tɪd)

adj.
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy.
[1485–95]
dis`con•tent′ed•ly, adv.
dis`con•tent′ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
displeased - not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
content, contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"
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discontented

adjective dissatisfied, complaining, unhappy, miserable, fed up, disgruntled, disaffected, vexed, pissed off (taboo slang), displeased, fretful, cheesed off (Brit. slang), brassed off (Brit. slang), with a chip on your shoulder (informal) The government tried to appease discontented workers.
happy, pleased, content, contented, satisfied, cheerful
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Translations
غَيْر راضٍ
nespokojený
misfornøjetutilfreds
óánægîur
nespokojný
nezadovoljen

discontented

[ˌdɪskənˈtentɪd] ADJdescontento (with, about con)
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discontented

[ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɪd] adj (personally)mécontent(e); (politically)mécontent(e)
to be discontented with sth/sb → être mécontent(e) de qch/qn
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discontented

adjunzufrieden (with, about mit)
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discontented

[ˈdɪskənˈtɛntɪd] adj discontented (with/about)scontento/a (di), insoddisfatto/a (di)
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discontent

(diskənˈtent) noun
the state of not being contented; dissatisfaction. There is a lot of discontent among young people. ontevredenheid, misnoeë, misnoegdheid ساخِط، مُسْتاء، غَيْر راضٍ недоволство descontentamento nespokojenost die Unzufriedenheit utilfredshed δυσαρέσκεια descontento, malestar rahulolematus نارضایتی؛ ناخشنودی tyytymätön mécontentement התמרמרות असंतोष, असंतुष्ट nezadovoljstvo elégedetlenség tidak puas óánægja malcontento, scontentezza 不満 불만인 nepasitenkinimas neapmierinātība ketidakpuasan hati ontevredenheid misnøye, utilfredshet niezadowolenie ناراضه، نا خوښه descontentamento nemulţu­mire недовольство nespokojnosť nezadovoljstvo nezadovoljstvo missnöje ความไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuz, küskün 不滿足,不滿 незадоволення; невдоволеність بے اطمینانی sự không hài lòng 不满意
ˌdisconˈtented adjective
dissatisfied or not happy. She's discontented with her life; a discontented expression. ontevrede, misnoeg, onvergenoeg غَيْر راضٍ недоволен descontente nespokojený unzufrieden utilfreds; misfornøjet δυσαρεστημένος descontento rahulolematu ناراضی؛ ناخشنود tyytymätön mécontent ממורמר असम्बद्ध, अलग, वियोजित nezadovoljan elégedetlen sedih, tidak puas óánægður insoddisfatto, scontento 不満な 불만스러운 nepatenkintas neapmierināts rasa terkilan ontevreden misfornøyd, utilfreds niezadowolony ناراضه، نا خوښه descontente nemulţumit недовольный nespokojný nezadovoljen nezadovoljan missbelåten ซึ่งไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuz, küskün 不滿足的,不滿足地 незадоволений; прикрий غیر مطمئن không hài lòng 不满的
ˌdisconˈtentedly adverb
ontevredenheid بِعَدَم رِضى недоволно com desagrado nespokojeně unzufrieden utilfredst; misfornøjet με δυσαρέσκεια con malestar rahulolematult با نارضایتی tyytymättömästi sans joie בְּאִי-שְׂבִיעוּת-רָצוֹן समाप्त करना, विच्छिन्न करना nezadovoljno elégedetlenül dengan sedih með óánægju con aria insoddisfatta 不満をもって 불만스럽게 su nepasitenkinimu neapmierināti dengan terkilan ontevreden misfornøyd, utilfreds z niezadowoleniem ناراضه com desagrado nemulţumit недовольно nespokojne nezadovoljno nezadovoljno missbelåtet ด้วยความไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuz, küskün bir hâlde 不滿地,不滿足地 незадоволено; прикро بے اطمینانی سے một cách không hài lòng 不满地
ˌdisconˈtentment noun
ontevredenheid, onvergenoegdheid عَدَم رِضى недоволство descontentamento nespokojenost die Unzufriedenheit utilfredshed; misfornøjethed δυσαρέσκεια descontento rahulolematus نارضایتی tyytymättömyys mécontentement אִי-שְׂבִיעוּת-רָצוֹן असन्तोष, असंतोष का कारण nezadovoljstvo elégedetlenség kesedihan, ketidak-puasan óánægja scontentezza, insoddisfazione 不満 불만 nepasitenkinimas neapmierinātība kekecewaan ontevredenheid utilfredshet, misnøye niezadowolenie ناراضه descontentamento nemulţumire недовольство nespokojnosť nezadovoljstvo nezadovoljenost missbelåtenhet ความไม่พอใจ hoşnutsuzluk, küskünlük 不滿,不滿足 незадоволеність بے اطمینانی sự không hài lòng 不满
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discontented

a. descontento-a; insatisfecho-a; disgustado-a.
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References in classic literature ?
I am no less discontented. Is it not even more to my interest than to the reader's for something to happen?
Also the foresight and prevention, that there be no likely or fit head, whereunto discontented persons may resort, and under whom they may join, is a known, but an excellent point of caution.
Then the Political Pull looked back upon the good fat carcase of beef that he was dragging to his lair and said, with a discontented spirit:
Petersburg, at the time when we reached the city, we encountered nothing but rain, bitter autumn frosts, dull skies, ugliness, and crowds of strangers who looked hostile, discontented, and disposed to take offence.
Thus N, shall signify a plot; B, a regiment of horse; L, a fleet at sea; or, secondly, by transposing the letters of the alphabet in any suspected paper, they can lay open the deepest designs of a discontented party.
And weighing well the reasons for this in those examples which can be taken from ancient and modern affairs, we shall find that it is easier for the prince to make friends of those men who were contented under the former government, and are therefore his enemies, than of those who, being discontented with it, were favourable to him and encouraged him to seize it.
"The millions of the discontented and the impoverished are ours," the socialists said.
I was quite happy in my new place, and if there was one thing that I missed it must not be thought I was discontented; all who had to do with me were good and I had a light airy stable and the best of food.
It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world; but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by, and I know right well, that any good that intermixed itself with my apprenticeship came of plain contented Joe, and not of restlessly aspiring discontented me.
When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous.
"Often, when I have been angry and discontented, it has seemed to me that I was not bound to give up anything; and I have gone on thinking till it has seemed to me that I could think away all my duty.
About this time there drove up to an exceedingly snug and well- appointed house in Park Lane, a travelling chariot with a lozenge on the panels, a discontented female in a green veil and crimped curls on the rumble, and a large and confidential man on the box.

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