I. “+ noun
Etymology: Middle French, from malcontent, adjective
1. : a discontented person:
a. : one who bears a grudge from a sense of grievance or thwarted ambition
lord of folded arms … liege of all loiterers and malcontents — Shakespeare
every peevish, moody malcontent — Nicholas Rowe
in the drama of the early 17th century … the malcontent is the man who has been unable to achieve an “advancement” commensurate with his abilities — H.B.Parkes
malcontents … bitter and almost choking with self-pity — E.W.Griffiths
b. : one who is disaffected with an established order or government or in active opposition to it : rebel
harebrained scheme of a small group of malcontents — William Plutte
2. archaic : discontent
the malcontent of Job — Sir Thomas Browne
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from mal badly + content — more at mal- , content
: marked by a restless moody, or bitter dissatisfaction with the existing state of affairs : discontented
you stand pensive, as half malcontent — Shakespeare
malcontent satire — New Republic
specifically : disaffected with an established order or government
a malcontent group of political exiles