Synonyms for discontent
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dis-kuhn-tent |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs kənˈtɛnt |
Définition of discontent
Origin :- late 15c., from dis- "not" + content (v.). Related: Discontented; discontentedly; discontentment; discontentedness.
- noun dissatisfaction
- 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
Antonyms for discontent
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