as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
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as in displeased
to make discontented
the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
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Recent Examples of discontented
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
By the 1990s, the National Front was using the language of protectionism to pander to discontented workers.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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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
By the 1990s, the National Front was using the language of protectionism to pander to discontented workers.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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This view was famously articulated by Alfred Adler, who saw ambition as the inability to be satisfied with one’s achievements, or the ability to remain always dissatisfied with them.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, its parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has faced criticism from dissatisfied patients who claim that the insurer denied essential care coverage.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trump ran for president on the idea that increased oil and natural gas production would reduce costs for U.S. voters who were left frustrated by a 2022 inflationary spike that still lingers.JOSH BOAK AND RAF CASERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 prompted a national discussion on healthcare costs that included outcry from lawmakers and support for the shooting from frustrated consumers.BrieAnna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontented. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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