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discontentadjective having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitionsa novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life aggrieved, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent disappointed, disenchanted, disillusioned, frustrated, unfulfilleddisquieted, disturbed, perturbed, upsetdejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, hangdog, inconsolable, joyless, low-spirited, miserable, mournful, sad, sorrowful, unhappy out of joint content, contented, gratified, pleased, satisfied blissful, delighted, glad, happy, joyful, joyouselated, exultant, jubilant, triumphant discontentnounthe condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situationthe rebels worked to stir up discontent among the citizens discontentedness, discontentment, disgruntlement, displeasure, dissatisfaction bitterness, resentmentaggrievement, disquiet, perturbation, uneasinessblues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despondency, disconsolateness, doldrums, dolefulness, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dumpsmisery, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, wretchedness contentedness, contentment, pleasure, satisfaction bliss, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, lightheartednesselatedness, exultation, jubilation, triumph discontentverbto make discontentedthe ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army disaffect, disgruntle, displease, dissatisfy alienate, estrangeaggrieve, agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, upsetannoy, irk, irritate, nettle, peevedepress, sadden content, gratify, please, satisfy delight, gladden, ticklecalm, soothe, tranquilize(also tranquillize) in the 15th century |