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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a longing for something better than the present situation;
[syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness]


VERB (1)

1. make dissatisfied;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing;
- Example: "saw many discontent faces in the room"
- Example: "was discontented with his position"
[syn: discontented, discontent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discontented; p. pr. & vb. n. Discontenting.] To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. --Suckling. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, n. 1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet. [1913 Webster] Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent. --Hallam [1913 Webster] 2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.] [1913 Webster] Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discontent adj 1: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: discontented, discontent] [ant: content, contented] n 1: a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontentment, discontent, discontentedness] [ant: contentment] v 1: make dissatisfied [ant: content]