as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
she seems like a very malcontent person, always acting as if the entire world were out to get her
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as in misanthrope
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Recent Examples of malcontent
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
The former Steelers malcontent came up huge when CeeDee Lamb went down with injury, with 43 catches for 685 yards and six TDs.
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Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Parsons support for Diggs should come as no surprise as the cornerback did the same for Parsons earlier in the season when reports came out saying the Penn State product had been a malcontent during his time with the Cowboys.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 2025
Gilroy’s version was an origin story tracing the making of a revolutionary, the education of Cassian Andor as a scruffy, reluctant malcontent who is radicalized into a rebel leader.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Never mind the man himself, who, anyway, emerges as something of a whiner and malcontent.
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
The former Steelers malcontent came up huge when CeeDee Lamb went down with injury, with 43 catches for 685 yards and six TDs.
—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Parsons support for Diggs should come as no surprise as the cornerback did the same for Parsons earlier in the season when reports came out saying the Penn State product had been a malcontent during his time with the Cowboys.
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Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 2025
Gilroy’s version was an origin story tracing the making of a revolutionary, the education of Cassian Andor as a scruffy, reluctant malcontent who is radicalized into a rebel leader.
—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontent
Adjective
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Gen Zers are even more dissatisfied with their opportunities, Blanchflower says, amid factors like underemployment, the Covid-19 pandemic, war, trade tariffs, artificial intelligence, automation and job-hugging.
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The shooter fled, but authorities said staffers recognized the assailant as Abdulkareem, a dissatisfied patient.
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While Hockney worked, Auden, as the artist recalled, played the part of the impatient, irritable grump.
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Youngman said Adelman was misunderstood and mischaracterized as something of a grump without personality.
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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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Still, this misanthrope takes somewhat of a liking to Fiona (Florence Ordesh), the woman who shows him to his room and tends the hotel bar.
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The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
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But no one who delves into Duchamp can shake the feeling that erotic fixations and frustrated romantic love are at the core of his imaginative universe.
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Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
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The sculpture—which is home to live fish and crabs—takes inspiration from Newtown Creek, the toxic waterway between Brooklyn and Queens.
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Pair it with the crispy soft shell crab or Wagyu beef and black garlic gyoza for summery dinner.
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More than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were systematically massacred in the East African nation by Hutu extremists over roughly 100 days from April to July 1994.
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Opportunists like the daycare group, which was selling weapons, and extremists — not the hobbyists.
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Whatever a naysayer of the sport in this country wants to say about it, professional soccer and expectations for the national teams are part of the American sports culture now.
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Forbes Senior Contributor David Nikel was among the cruise naysayers before setting sail on his first voyage.
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“Malcontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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