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discontentment

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dis·con·tent  (dskn-tnt)
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.
discon·tentment n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.discontentmentdiscontentment - a longing for something better than the present situation
discontent, discontentedness
longing, yearning, hungriness - prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
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"
contentment - happiness with one's situation in life
Translations
discontentment [ˌdɪskənˈtentmənt] N → descontento m
discontentment
n → Unzufriedenheit f


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And so much of public envy or discontentment, and the difference thereof from private envy, which was handled in the first place.
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that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.
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