discontented
adjective
dis·con·tent·ed
ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd 
discontentedly
adverb
discontentedness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of discontented in a Sentence
he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
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The toppling of Hasina is a historic moment, further evidence that even the most implacable ruler can stave off a discontented people for only so long.
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Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
The line is from Goethe’s Faust, the story of a discontented intellectual who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited pleasure.
—Joey Sims, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Players remain discontented following a slow-moving offseason in which stars such as Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman settled for short-term deals and Jordan Montgomery remains unsigned.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
Yet history shows that a positive agenda may not be necessary for a group of discontented powers to cause disruption.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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Ali Riaz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2024
The line is from Goethe’s Faust, the story of a discontented intellectual who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for unlimited pleasure.
—Joey Sims, Vulture, 10 May 2024
Players remain discontented following a slow-moving offseason in which stars such as Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman settled for short-term deals and Jordan Montgomery remains unsigned.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
Yet history shows that a positive agenda may not be necessary for a group of discontented powers to cause disruption.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discontented. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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