discontented
adjective
dis·con·tent·ed
ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd 
discontentedly
adverb
discontentedness
noun
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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Michael Thaddeus, a math professor and vice president of a Columbia faculty group suing the Trump administration to restore the federal funding, expressed concerns that Shipman did not have a background in academia, especially in knowing how to reach out to a broad group of discontented students.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Even among regions that improved or saw no change in 2024, discontented populations increasingly turned to anti-mainstream or insurgent parties.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
These discontented countries are among those Washington needs on its side in order to effectively diversify global supply chains, as the economics of new investment only work if there is sufficient demand in critical industries to make the necessary outlays worthwhile.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The study also found something interesting: Happy workers do not work more hours than their discontented colleagues.
—Evan Edwards, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
Driving the news: Even among regions that improved or saw no change in 2024, discontented populations increasingly turned to anti-mainstream or insurgent parties.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
These discontented countries are among those Washington needs on its side in order to effectively diversify global supply chains, as the economics of new investment only work if there is sufficient demand in critical industries to make the necessary outlays worthwhile.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
The study also found something interesting: Happy workers do not work more hours than their discontented colleagues.
—Evan Edwards, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for discontented
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discontented. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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