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discontented

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dis·con·tent·ed  (dskn-tntd)
adj.
Restlessly unhappy; malcontent.
discon·tented·ly adv.
discon·tented·ness n.
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Adj.1.discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
discontent
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"
discontented
adjective dissatisfied, complaining, unhappy, miserable, fed up, disgruntled, disaffected, vexed, displeased, fretful, cheesed off Brit. (slang) brassed off Brit. (slang) with a chip on your shoulder (informal) << OPPOSITE satisfied
Translations

discontented [dɪskənˈtɛntɪd] adj → descontento
discontented [dɪskənˈtɛntɪd] adj → mécontent(e)
discontented [dɪskənˈtɛntɪd] discontent adj → unzufrieden
discontented [dɪskənˈtɛntɪd] adj → scontento/a


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Every day he grew more morose and discontented and irritable; every day his character kept changing for the worse.
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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:
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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.
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