malcontent

/'mælkən,tent/
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malcontent

A malcontent employee grumbles quietly at his desk.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Discontented, dissatisfied, or rebellious, especially toward authority or the established order: Describes a person who is unhappy with the current situation, often expressing criticism or a desire for change.

  2. Noun:

    • A person who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied, often one who complains or rebels against authority: Refers to an individual who is habitually unhappy with the way things are and may express this through criticism or opposition.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • The malcontent employees formed a union to address their grievances.
    • His malcontent attitude made him a difficult person to work with on the committee.

  • Noun:

    • The ruler feared the malcontents who were plotting against the government.
    • Every office has a malcontent who complains about every new policy.
Advanced Usage

  • As a literary or historical descriptor: Often used to describe characters or figures in history who are rebels or dissidents.

    • The play's protagonist is a malcontent philosopher who challenges the king's decrees.

  • In political or social analysis: Used to label groups or individuals who are systematically opposed to the status quo.

    • The party dismissed its critics as a small group of malcontents with no real solutions.
Variants and Related Words

  • Malcontented (Adjective): A less common variant with the same meaning as the adjective "malcontent."

    • The malcontented nobles sought to overthrow the regime.

  • Discontent (Noun/Adjective/Verb): A more general term for a state of dissatisfaction.

  • Dissident (Noun): Often implies a more active, political form of opposition.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Disaffected, dissatisfied, rebellious, disgruntled.
  • Noun: Grumbler, complainer, rebel, agitator, dissident.
Related Phrases and Idioms

  • To sow discord among malcontents: To encourage dissatisfaction among those already discontented.

    • The agent's mission was to sow discord among the malcontents in the province.

  • A nest of malcontents: A group of people united by their shared dissatisfaction.

    • The basement cafe was known as a nest of artistic malcontents.
malcontent

A malcontent employee grumbles quietly at his desk.

Adjective
  1. discontented as toward authority
Noun
  1. a person who is discontented or disgusted

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