discontent

/'diskən'tent/

Thân thiện

The workers expressed their discontent during the meeting.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Feeling or showing dissatisfaction: Experiencing a lack of contentment or a restless desire for something different or better.

2. Noun:

   • A state of dissatisfaction: The feeling of being unhappy or displeased with one's circumstances.
   • A restless longing: A desire for a change or for something perceived as better than the current situation.

3. Verb:

   • To make dissatisfied: To cause someone to feel discontent.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The workers were discontent with the new policies.
  • A discontent murmur spread through the crowd.

• Noun:

  • There was a sense of discontent among the population.
  • His discontent stemmed from a lack of opportunities.

• Verb:

  • The manager's empty promises only served to discontent the team further.

Advanced Usage

• "To sow the seeds of discontent": To cause people to begin feeling dissatisfied.
  • The opposition's rhetoric aimed to sow the seeds of discontent among voters.

Variants and Related Words

• Discontented (adj.): A more common adjectival form meaning dissatisfied.
  • She felt discontented with her career progress.
• Discontentment (n.): A synonym for the noun form 'discontent'.
  • The survey measured the level of public discontentment.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Dissatisfied, displeased, unhappy, disgruntled.
• Noun: Dissatisfaction, displeasure, unrest, malaise.
• Verb: Dissatisfy, displease.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Content, contented, satisfied, pleased.
• Noun: Contentment, satisfaction, happiness.
• Verb: Satisfy, please, content.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
   • saw many discontent faces in the room
   • was discontented with his position

Noun

1. a longing for something better than the present situation

Verb

1. make dissatisfied

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discontented
• discontentment
• discontentedness