malcontented

adjective

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  1. discontented
  2. dissatisfied
  3. malcontent
  4. disgruntled
  5. disaffected
  6. unhappy
Adjective
  • 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.
    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
Definition of discontented
Adjective
  • These subtle symbolic and rhetorical shifts suggest that North Korea is dissatisfied with China.
    Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The board had grown dissatisfied with the direction Wojcicki was taking the company.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of dissatisfied
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  • The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.
    Crispin Hunt, Billboard, 22 May 2019
  • But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.
    PETER S. GOODMAN, New York Times, 23 June 2016
Definition of malcontent
Adjective
  • House Republicans may be heading into another round of infighting, as Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) wants to serve another term as Speaker but may face pushback from disgruntled conservatives.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Musk’s political activism, including his public spats with California officials, has already presented an opportunity to companies like Rivian to pick off disgruntled progressive customers.
    Greg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgruntled
Adjective
  • Harris gets narrow win, thanks to overwhelming women’s vote and votes cast by disaffected Republicans.
    The Hill, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • But Burchard’s inflammatory alliteration proved especially damaging by dampening enthusiasm for Blaine in New York among disaffected Democrats and Irish Catholic voters, Summers and historian Robert D. Marcus conclude.
    Robert B. Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of disaffected
Adjective
  • Instead of simply telling CEOs that employees are unhappy, provide hard evidence that points to why.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Pickford grew up in a quiet, unhappy house near Richmond Park, in southwest London.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unhappy
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