Antonyms for discontent

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dis-kuhn-tent

Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt

Definition of discontent

Origin : late 15c., from dis- "not" + content (v.). Related: Discontented; discontentedly; discontentment; discontentedness.

noun dissatisfaction

Example sentences :

There was discontent in her eyes, which were her most convincing attraction.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She filled the house with company and noise; but this only increased my discontent.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

On his part, he fell into a routine without the least evidence of discontent.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

Where there is desire, there must be discontent: if we are satisfied with all things, desire is extinct.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Some discontent was caused by the emancipation of the serfs.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various

Discontent and insubordination now prevailed amongst the rebels.
Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

Barbezieux had viewed with discontent the elevation of Chamillart.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

Restlessness or discontent must have peeped from behind the suave mask.
Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna

Discontent is the want of self-reliance: it is infirmity of will.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Besides, without any reasoning on the matter, I have no discontent.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for discontent

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