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discontent

  (dĭs'kən-tĕnt') pronunciation
n.
    1. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
    2. A restless longing for better circumstances.
  1. One who is discontented.
adj.

Discontented.

tr.v., -tent·ed, -tent·ing, -tents.

To make discontented.

discontentment dis'con·tent'ment n.
 
 
Thesaurus: discontent

noun

    Unhappiness caused by the failure of one's hopes, desires, or expectations: disappointment, discontentment, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, letdown, regret. See happy/unhappy.

verb

    To cause unhappiness by failing to satisfy the hopes, desires, or expectations of: disappoint, disgruntle, dissatisfy, let down. See happy/unhappy.

 
Antonyms: discontent

n

Definition: dissatisfaction
Antonyms: contentedness, easiness, happiness, patience, pleasure, satisfaction


 
Quotes About: Discontent

Quotes:

"Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation." - Oscar Wilde

"The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Man hath still either toys or care: But hath no root, nor to one place is tied, but ever restless and irregular, about this earth doth run and ride. He knows he hath a home, but scarce knows where; He says it is so far, that he has quite forgot how to go there" - Henry Vaughan

"That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others." - James Thomson

"If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress." - David Rockerfeller

"Who is not satisfied with himself will grow; who is not sure of his own correctness will learn many things." - Chinese Proverb

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Misspellings: discontent

Common misspelling(s) of discontent

  • discontentment

 
Translations: Translations for: Discontent

Dansk (Danish)
n. - misfornøjelse, skuffelse
adj. - skuffet, frustreret
v. tr. - skuffe, gøre utilfreds

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontevredenheid, grief, ontevreden

Français (French)
n. - mécontentement, (Pol) malaise social
adj. - mécontent de
v. tr. - mécontenter qn

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unzufriedenheit
adj. - Unzufriedenheit
v. - unzufrieden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δυσαρέσκεια, δυσφορία

Italiano (Italian)
malcontento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - descontente

Русский (Russian)
недовольство, тревога

Español (Spanish)
n. - insatisfacción
adj. - descontento
v. tr. - insatisfascer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missnöje

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不满, 不满的, 使不满

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不滿
adj. - 不滿的
v. tr. - 使不滿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불만
adj. - 불만이 있는
v. tr. - 불만을 갖게 하다, 기분을 언짢게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不平, 不平のもと, 不満
adj. - 不平な, 不満な
v. - 不満をいだかせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كئيب وبخاصه بسبب الوحدة أو خيبه الأمل, منكسر الخاطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מורת-רוח, אי-שביעות-רצון‬
adj. - ‮מרוגז, אינו מרוצה‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה ללא-מרוצה‬


 
 

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