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Webster 1913 Edition
Discontent
Disˊcon-tent′
(dĭsˊkŏn-tĕnt′)
, Adj.
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
Jer. Taylor.
Passion seemed to be much
discontent
, but Patience was very quiet. Bunyan.
Disˊcon-tent′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Discontented
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Discontenting
.] To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Suckling.
Disˊcon-tent′
,Noun.
1.
Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet.
Now is the winter of our
Made glorious summer by this sun of York.
discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York.
Shakespeare
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Discontent
DISCONTENT
,Noun.
DISCONTENT
,Adj.
DISCONTENT
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
discontent
discontent
English
Noun
discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)
- (uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
- (uncountable) A longing for better times or circumstances.
- William Shakespeare, Richard III, act 1, scene I
- Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York.
- Now is the winter of our discontent
- William Shakespeare, Richard III, act 1, scene I
- (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent.
Related terms
Translations
dissatisfaction — see dissatisfaction
a longing for better times
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a discontented person
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Verb
discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)
- To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
Adjective
discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)
- Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
- Bunyan
- Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet.