winter of discontent
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A period during 1978–79 in the United Kingdom, when the Labour Party's efforts to control inflation led to widespread strikes by public-sector trade unions demanding larger pay rises.
British usage
name
Alternative letter-case form of Winter of Discontent.
Example Sentences
- "Nor is the government facing a strike by tanker drivers, as was the case in early 1979 during the winter of discontent."
Etymology
An allusion to the opening line of William Shakespeare's play Richard III ("Now is the winter of our discontent").
Usage
- British usage