to discontent
3
5.0
- verb
- /ˌdɪs.kənˈtɛnt/
:
descontentar
- First of all, the population was discontented.
Examples
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State workers, discontented with the rising cost of living, emerged as a second group in the mid-1980s.
Academic text (1990) -
At some point, Sudha's bound to start comparing herself with you and feeling discontented.
Fiction book (1999) -
So should I say they are discontented with it at the moment?
Blog text (27) -
Why have I been so discontented?
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Idealists are often discontented with the present.
Academic text (1990) -
Everyone that was in distress, everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented gathered themselves unto him.
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Looking at this small cramped space through her father's eyes, Georgy found herself suddenly discontented.
Fiction book (1995) -
Perhaps you're discontented, and discontent appeases itself by fury and destruction.
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In the afternoon, Jada wandered, discontented, through the quiet rooms of the house, then outside, walking barefoot across the front lawn.
Fiction book (1993) -
The constant delays in the project made her feel discontent with her job.
Synonyms
362
1.0
Make someone feel sad or worried
76
2.3
To make someone feel sad
37
4.4
Make someone feel shocked or worried by something unexpected
28
4.7
To make someone feel annoyed or unhappy
1
4.3
To make someone unhappy because something does not meet their needs or wants
1
8.0
To make someone feel unhappy or annoyed
Antonyms
Compounds
How Dissatisfying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Discontent comes from dis- 'not' plus content 'satisfied', so the verb means to make someone 'not satisfied'. In other words, to discontent someone is to make them unhappy or wanting change.