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Discontentment

Discontentment \Dis`con*tent"ment\, n. The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.
--Bacon.

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discontentment

n. A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.

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discontentment

n. a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: discontent, discontentedness] [ant: contentment]

Usage examples of "discontentment".

They discounted and belittled rumors of discontentment or unrest in Corcyrus.

The least discontentment a girl causes her master can be taken out of her hide.

She had no courage, no wit, no diligence, nothing that she could distinguish save discontentment like a corroding acid, and she went so far in sincerity as with a curious shift of feeling to pity the man plighted to her.

Perhaps discontentment and misery are superior to contentment and love.

I still can't remember when I spoke to her of Belinda, but at least she didn't mind, and so there aren't really any discontentments in my life.

He would jump off a cliff or dive into the hot end of an ion engine for her, and the only time she ever saw any sign of discontentment with her orders was when Bolpuhr thought she might be placing him in a difficult position to properly defend her.