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adjective
1.
not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
noun
2.
Also, dis·con·tent·ment. lack of content; dissatisfaction.
3.
a restless desire or craving for something one does not have.
4.
a malcontent.
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verb (used with object)
5.
to make discontented; dissatisfy; displease.
Related forms
pre·dis·con·tent, noun
pre·dis·con·tent·ment, noun
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- And it became the target of discontent and anger.
- Such questions were the public face of growing discontent.
- Throughout American higher education, the women are discontent.
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