discontented

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ contented

Pronunciation

enPR: dĭs-kən-tɛnt'əd, IPA^(key): /ˌdɪskənˈtɛntɛd/
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Adjective

discontented (comparative more discontented, superlative most discontented)

Experiencing discontent, dissatisfaction.
After her injury, Alice was a discontented woman.
Of or pertaining to discontent.
He lived a discontented life.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl:
  Clara, like many self-willed and discontented persons, was really very apt, without knowing it, to do as other people told her, and to let her destiny be decided for her by intelligences much below her own.

Translations

Experiencing discontent

Maori: muhumuhu
Romanian: nemulțumit (ro) m or n, nesatisfăcut (ro) m or n

Spanish: descontento (es)

Pertaining to discontent

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