as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run
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Recent Examples of discontentment
Mbappe almost became the poster boy for general discontentment as Madrid’s season slipped away following the sacking of Xabi Alonso in January.
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Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
However, with the LLC and Fictitious Business Name registrations lapsed, the Ziyadehs had little recourse other than to voice their discontentment.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
After all, discontentment with the state’s top-two system is a rare case where both parties actually agree.
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Linh Tat,
Daily News,
13 May 2026
Furthermore, some symptoms, such as anxiety, mood changes, trouble sleeping and overall discontentment with life, can persist for three to six months or more following the initial withdrawal period.
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Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
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Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
Jay expresses his discontentment.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
However, with the LLC and Fictitious Business Name registrations lapsed, the Ziyadehs had little recourse other than to voice their discontentment.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
After all, discontentment with the state’s top-two system is a rare case where both parties actually agree.
—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
13 May 2026
Furthermore, some symptoms, such as anxiety, mood changes, trouble sleeping and overall discontentment with life, can persist for three to six months or more following the initial withdrawal period.
—
Emma Fenske,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 Nov. 2025
Jay expresses his discontentment.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentment
Noun
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The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
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The mass demonstrations delayed AfD's vote, prompting Chrupalla to criticize the method in which agitators expressed their dissatisfaction.
Noun
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Army of Shadows doesn’t have a TX but the team will be keen to get it out quickly in order to tap into a local and global feeling of political discontent.
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But AfD has long become adept at harnessing discontent with issues well beyond its signature theme of curbing migration, which powered its rise in the mid-2010s.
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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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