DISCONTENT


Meaning of DISCONTENT in English

I. ˌdis-kən-ˈtent adjective

Date: 15th century

: discontented

II. noun

Date: 1534

: lack of contentment:

a. : a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction

the winter of our discontent — Shakespeare

b. : restless aspiration for improvement

III. transitive verb

Date: 1549

: to make discontented

• dis·con·tent·ment -mənt noun

IV. noun

Date: 1596

: one who is discontented : malcontent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.