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discontentedness

noun

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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  1. dissatisfaction
  2. discontent
Noun
  • There is already a feeling among many supporters that the time spent poring over marginal decisions — all those interminable stoppages for calls that are going to cause dissatisfaction, whatever the outcome — is far too much.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, dissatisfaction has increased to a high of 67%.
    — Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissatisfaction
Noun
  • Tensions are expected to be high as the populists seek to stay in power despite widespread popular discontent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Over his shoulder was an enormous portrait of the hatchet-wielding temperance crusader Carrie Nation, an icon of resistance to the excesses of the first Gilded Age, when similar discontent had roiled the prairies.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Discontentedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentedness. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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