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verb

past tense of discontent

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Recent Examples of discontented
Adjective
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 The frustrated energy that zero-COVID once incited has transformed into a malaise of discontented resignation. Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for discontented 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontented
Adjective
  • Since Musk acquired Twitter—and renamed it X—in 2022, users dissatisfied with his platform changes have explored alternatives, and his involvement in the 2024 presidential campaign has encouraged some to leave X altogether.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Over the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out.
    Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When the club is losing, Miller can become frustrated, charged up and on edge.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontented. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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