as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
he was left with a vague feeling of discontentedness even after he got the car he had always wanted
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Noun
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The desire for a facelift stemmed from a growing dissatisfaction with her appearance in pictures.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Kalaja’s killing quickly became a lightning rod for nationwide dissatisfaction with the Albanian judiciary.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This simmering discontent reportedly came to a head last month, when four trustees of the Tata Trust, including Mehli Mistry, opposed the reappointment of trustee Vijay Singh to the Tata Sons board.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Discontentedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentedness. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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