discontented
adjective
dis·con·tent·ed
ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd 
discontentedly
adverb
discontentedness
noun
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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 study also found something interesting: Happy workers do not work more hours than their discontented colleagues.
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Evan Edwards, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And yet Kidman has been more visible than ever in 2024, making a five-course meal out of what can be described only as variations on the theme of the discontented matriarch.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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
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Evan Edwards, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
And yet Kidman has been more visible than ever in 2024, making a five-course meal out of what can be described only as variations on the theme of the discontented matriarch.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discontented. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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