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dis·con·tent
(dĭs′kən-tĕnt′)n.
1.
a. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
b. A restless longing for better circumstances.
2. One who is discontented.
adj.
Discontented.
tr.v. dis·con·tent·ed, dis·con·tent·ing, dis·con·tents
To make discontented.
dis′con·tent′ment n.
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discontent
(ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt)n
1. Also called: discontentment lack of contentment, as with one's condition or lot in life
2. a discontented person
adj
dissatisfied
vb
(tr) to make dissatisfied
ˌdisconˈtented adj
ˌdisconˈtentedly adv
ˌdisconˈtentedness n
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dis•con•tent
(ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt)adj.
1. not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
n. 2. Also, dis`con•tent′ment. lack of contentment.
3. a restless craving for what one does not have.
4. malcontent.
v.t. 5. to make discontent.
[1485–95]
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Discontent
a grievance, especially one that is the cause of a legal action.
an abnormal pleasure in complaints.
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Discontent
- Disgruntled as an under-tipped taxi driver —Anon
- Dissatisfaction with himself had settled over him … as congruently as a second skin —François Camoin
- Discontent follows ambition like a shadow —Anon
- Discontent … had come over her like a blighting wind —George Eliot
- Discontent is like ink poured into water, which fills the whole fountain full of blackness —Owen Feltham
- Discontent like alum in the mouth —Wallace Stegner
- His whole wounded life choked him at the throat like a death agony —Émile Zola
- Looking as unhappy as an aging, wet and exhausted salesman whose luck had played out at last —Howard Frank Mosher
- Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact —Bertrand Russell
- Unhappiness burns like leaves —F. D. Reeve
- Unhappiness inhabited me as if it were another person and it had the power to pull memories from me, as if from an open file —Scott Spencer
- Unhappiness … it is like climbing up a bare wall. It is like being shut up in a cellar all your life —Vicki Baum
- Unhappy as a baseball player who can’t get to third base —Anon
- Unhappy as a character in a soap opera —Elyse Sommer
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discontent
Past participle: discontented
Gerund: discontenting
| Imperative |
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| discontent |
| discontent |
| Present |
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| I discontent |
| you discontent |
| he/she/it discontents |
| we discontent |
| you discontent |
| they discontent |
| Preterite |
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| I discontented |
| you discontented |
| he/she/it discontented |
| we discontented |
| you discontented |
| they discontented |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am discontenting |
| you are discontenting |
| he/she/it is discontenting |
| we are discontenting |
| you are discontenting |
| they are discontenting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have discontented |
| you have discontented |
| he/she/it has discontented |
| we have discontented |
| you have discontented |
| they have discontented |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was discontenting |
| you were discontenting |
| he/she/it was discontenting |
| we were discontenting |
| you were discontenting |
| they were discontenting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had discontented |
| you had discontented |
| he/she/it had discontented |
| we had discontented |
| you had discontented |
| they had discontented |
| Future |
|---|
| I will discontent |
| you will discontent |
| he/she/it will discontent |
| we will discontent |
| you will discontent |
| they will discontent |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have discontented |
| you will have discontented |
| he/she/it will have discontented |
| we will have discontented |
| you will have discontented |
| they will have discontented |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be discontenting |
| you will be discontenting |
| he/she/it will be discontenting |
| we will be discontenting |
| you will be discontenting |
| they will be discontenting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been discontenting |
| you have been discontenting |
| he/she/it has been discontenting |
| we have been discontenting |
| you have been discontenting |
| they have been discontenting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been discontenting |
| you will have been discontenting |
| he/she/it will have been discontenting |
| we will have been discontenting |
| you will have been discontenting |
| they will have been discontenting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been discontenting |
| you had been discontenting |
| he/she/it had been discontenting |
| we had been discontenting |
| you had been discontenting |
| they had been discontenting |
| Conditional |
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| I would discontent |
| you would discontent |
| he/she/it would discontent |
| we would discontent |
| you would discontent |
| they would discontent |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have discontented |
| you would have discontented |
| he/she/it would have discontented |
| we would have discontented |
| you would have discontented |
| they would have discontented |
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Noun 1. [画像:discontent - a longing for something better than the present situation]discontent - a longing for something better than the present situation
disgruntlement - a feeling of sulky discontent
dysphoria - abnormal depression and discontent
dissatisfaction - the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"
Verb 1. discontent - make dissatisfied
dissatisfy - fail to satisfy
content - make content; "I am contented"
Adj. 1. discontent - 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
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discontent
noun dissatisfaction, unhappiness, displeasure, regret, envy, restlessness, uneasiness, vexation, discontentment, fretfulness There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital.
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discontent
nounUnhappiness caused by the failure of one's hopes, desires, or expectations:
To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of:
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Translations
ساخِط، مُسْتاء، غَيْر راضٍ
nespokojenost
utilfredshed
óánægja
nepasitenkinimassu nepasitenkinimu
neapmierinātība
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
discontent
[ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt] n (= dissatisfaction) (personal) → mécontentement m; (political) → mécontentement mpopular discontent → mécontentement populaire
discontent with sb/sth → mécontentement à l'égard de qn/qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
discontent
n → Unzufriedenheit f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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