as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life
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as in displeased
to make discontented
the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army
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Recent Examples of discontented
Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
While Mojtaba is ideologically aligned with his father, Khomeini is viewed as a more moderate figure who could appeal to a discontented public and ease international tensions.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Both parties were riven by arguments over slavery, prompting some discontented members to establish an alternative.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
While Mojtaba is ideologically aligned with his father, Khomeini is viewed as a more moderate figure who could appeal to a discontented public and ease international tensions.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Verb
Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontented
Adjective
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But her next great achievement was her turn as Mary, the dissatisfied writer trapped in an unhappy affair with a married man in Allen’s Manhattan.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The film stars Tessa Thompson as Hedda Gabler, a newlywed who is precariously dissatisfied with life.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now parents to three children, Reynolds and his wife are still surprised by the reach of their anniversary story—but not displeased with it.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some players have become the target of frustrated supporters, especially after the defeat at Preston North End in August, with defender Wout Faes one of them.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This story shows that even when judges grow frustrated with prosecutors’ misconduct, their tools are limited.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He was annoyed when people advocated that.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontented. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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