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Thesaurus: discontent

Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

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  1. a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
  2. v. t. To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
  3. n. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.
  4. n. A discontented person; a malcontent.
  5. adj. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
  6. n. a longing for something better than the present situation
  7. v. make dissatisfied
  8. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. Jer. Taylor. Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. Bunyan. To deprive if content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. Suckling. 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.
  9. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. Jer. Taylor.Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet.Bunyan.
  10. j:2/n:98 v. make dissatisfied