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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
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.
[dis and content.] Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction at any present state of things.

DISCONTENT

,
Adj.
Uneasy; dissatisfied.

DISCONTENT

,
Verb.
T.
To make uneasy at the present state; to dissatisfy.

Definition 2024


discontent

discontent

English

Noun

discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)

  1. (uncountable) Dissatisfaction.
  2. (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.
  3. (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent.

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Translations

Verb

discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)

  1. To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

Adjective

discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)

  1. 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.