discontent
/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.37 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
adj
Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
Example Sentences
- "Another source of discontent with the Phase I stock has been obviated by relocation of the interior heating elements and the introduction of thermostatic control; this has eradicated the searing blasts of hot air passengers used to feel about their calves [...]."
- "Analysts and opinion polls had forecast losses for the ANC but a pivotal factor in the party’s staggering decline was former President Jacob Zuma and his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, which capitalized on widespread discontent within the ANC’s traditional voter base."
- "Now is the winter of our diſcontent, / Made glorious ſummer by this ſonne of Yorke: / And all the cloudes that lowrd vpon our houſe, / In the deepe boſome of the Ocean buried."
- "Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing."
- "[...] Paſſion seemed to be much diſcontent, but Patience was very quiet. Then Chriſtian aſked, What is the reaſon of the diſcontent of Paſſion."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English content English discontent From dis- + content.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
discontents (plural)
discontents (present, singular)
discontenting (participle, present)
discontented (participle, past)
discontented (past)
more discontent (comparative)
most discontent (superlative)