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TOEFL BNC: 7004 COCA: 9678

discontent

1 discontent /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ noun
1 discontent
/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
noun
Learner's definition of DISCONTENT
[noncount]
: a feeling of unhappiness or disapproval : a lack of contentment不愉快;不满足
opposite contentment
2 discontent /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ adjective
2 discontent
/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISCONTENT
[more discontent; most discontent]
: not pleased or satisfied : discontented不愉快的;不满意的

— discontentment

/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntmənt/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 7004 COCA: 9678

discontent

1 of 4

adjective

dis·​con·​tent ˌdis-kən-ˈtent How to pronounce discontent (audio)
: dissatisfied, discontented
voters growing increasingly discontent

discontent

2 of 4

noun (1)

: lack of satisfaction with one's possessions, status, or situation : lack of contentment:
a
: a sense of grievance : dissatisfaction
the winter of our discontent William Shakespeare
b
: restless aspiration (see aspiration sense 1a) for improvement

discontent

3 of 4

verb

discontented; discontenting; discontents

transitive verb

: to make dissatisfied or discontented
were discontented by the decision
discontentment noun

discontent

4 of 4

noun (2)

: one who is dissatisfied or discontented : malcontent

Example Sentences

Adjective Polls show that voters are growing increasingly discontent. a novel about a woman who is desperately discontent with the stifling limitations of her small-town life Verb the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1581, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1549, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of discontent was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 7004 COCA: 9678
discontent

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISCONTENT | DISCONTENT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgeneral, widespread普遍的/廣泛的不滿growing, increasing越來越強烈的不滿simmering即將爆發的不滿popular, public民眾的/公眾的不滿Public discontent with the economy remained at a high level.公眾對經濟狀況仍然非常不滿。political, social政治上的/社會不滿VERB + DISCONTENTbreed, cause, give rise to, lead to, provoke引起不滿;造成不滿;導致不滿The higher tax provoked widespread discontent among the poor.增稅激起貧民的普遍不滿。fuel激化不滿Overcrowded conditions will only fuel discontent among prisoners.過分擁擠的狀況只會加劇囚犯的不滿。feel覺得不滿the discontent that many people felt許多人感到的不滿seethe with充滿不滿情緒The country was seething with discontent and the threat of revolution was real.這個國家積聚着不滿情緒,革命的威脅真實存在。express, voice表達不滿The peasants expressed their discontent.農民表達了他們的不滿。DISCONTENT + VERBgrow, spread不滿情緒增長/蔓延PREPOSITIONdiscontent among⋯中的不滿情緒discontent among the workforce勞工的不滿discontent about, discontent at, discontent over對⋯的不滿discontent among students about the lack of funding for education學生們對教育撥款不足的不滿discontent with對⋯的不滿growing discontent with the government對政府的日益不滿discontent within⋯內部的不滿情緒There were reports of growing discontent within the army.有報道指出軍隊內部的不滿情緒日益加劇。PHRASESa feeling of discontent, feelings of discontent不滿情緒murmurs of discontent, rumbles of discontent, rumblings of discontent不滿的嘟囔;不滿的抱怨a source of discontent不滿的根源

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