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TOEFL BNC: 19350 COCA: 25337

discontented

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discontented /ˌdɪskənˈtɛntəd/ adjective
discontented
/ˌdɪskənˈtɛntəd/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISCONTENTED
[more discontented; most discontented]
: not happy with your situation, position, etc. : not contented不愉快的;不满意的
often + with

— discontentedly

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 19350 COCA: 25337

discontented

adjective

dis·​con·​tent·​ed ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd How to pronounce discontented (audio)
discontentedly adverb
discontentedness noun

Example Sentences

he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
Recent Examples on the Web And now, in the winter of Harford County’s discontented year, its largest hospital was the first in the state to self-declare a disaster. Jason Fontelieu, baltimoresun.com, 30 Dec. 2021 Ayorinde plays Lucky Emory, a perplexing and discontented housewife. Kovie Biakolo, Essence, 20 Apr. 2021 Uncertainty — skepticism's discontented twin — can be very hard to live with. Damon Linker, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2020 England is in turmoil, and as Cromwell oversees the dissolution of the kingdom’s monasteries, the discontented Catholics in the north rebel. Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2020 Meanwhile, governmental expenditures have surged as Iran’s ayatollahs struggle to keep a lid on an increasingly impoverished, and discontented, population. Ilan Berman, National Review, 20 Jan. 2020 Everything seemed to be falling apart for the Bucks, including one glass railing panel struck and fractured by a discontented fan. Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2020 But the macro issue of mishandling the wideout inventory to put him in this discontented position is the more relevant discussion. BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2019 Viewers on social media point out that both Gotham and Hong Kong are home to groups of discontented people who feel abandoned by their government and a rich elite. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1525, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of discontented was in 1525
TOEFL BNC: 19350 COCA: 25337

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