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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·con·tent 
[dis-kuhn-tent] Pronunciation Key
[dis-kuhn-tent] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | not content; dissatisfied; discontented. |
| 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. |
| 5. | to make discontented; dissatisfy; displease. |
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| dis·con·tent
(dĭs'kən-těnt') Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. Discontented. tr.v. dis·con·tent·ed, dis·con·tent·ing, dis·con·tents To make discontented. dis'con·tent'ment n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| discontent | |
adjective | |
| 1. | showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: discontented] [ant: content] |
noun | |
| 1. | a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontentment] [ant: contentment] |
verb | |
| 1. | make dissatisfied [ant: content] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Discontent
Dis`con*tent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor. Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. --Bunyan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Discontent
Dis`con*tent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontented; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontenting.] To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. --Suckling.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Discontent
Dis`con*tent"\, n. 1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York. --Shak. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent. --Hallam 2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.] Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. --Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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