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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Recent Examples of malcontent
Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Mention the team these days and the mind rivets on the malcontent star who wants out so badly he has been suspended three different times in January alone for conduct detrimental to the team (and to his own reputation, of course).
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Crispin Hunt, Billboard, 22 May 2019
But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 23 June 2016
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Adjective
Vegas sent the malcontent to the New York Jets on Tuesday for a mere conditional third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Mention the team these days and the mind rivets on the malcontent star who wants out so badly he has been suspended three different times in January alone for conduct detrimental to the team (and to his own reputation, of course).
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.
—Crispin Hunt, Billboard, 22 May 2019
But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 23 June 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontent
Adjective
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And Counsell isn’t dissatisfied with Hoerner’s body of work in 2025.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Pollsters asked respondents to pick one emotion from a list of responses: Thrilled, happy, satisfied, neutral, dissatisfied, angry and furious.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
Noun
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But beyond that, there’s a sense among sports fans in general — and hockey grumps in particular — that South Florida doesn’t deserve its success.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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His latest gamble, a seasonal producing job with the potential for longer-term employment, sends the family relocating from Ohio to New Jersey and then eventually to a Kansas farm owned by Macy’s semi-estranged grump of a brother, Walter (Chris Cooper).—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
Noun
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More Alex Kent/Getty Images Puerto Rico Takes To the Street In an unusual move, Puerto Rico took part in national U.S. protests, demonstrating against Trump and his policies, taking to the streets of San Juan to express their discontent about the president's immigration policies.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Michael Ochs Archives--Getty Images The riot begins Stone channeled all of these discontents into There’s a Riot Goin’ On.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Edward is a misanthrope and a scold (The Imitation Game).—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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In the face of international law enforcement pressure, dozens of prosecutions, and worldwide disrepute, the network of young sadists, misanthropes, child predators, and extortionists known as Com and 764 has not shrunk away into obscurity.—
Ali Winston,
WIRED,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gilead’s disinterest in PrEP deeply frustrated academic researchers.—
Jon Cohen,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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American presidents have typically refrained from using it publicly, even when angry or frustrated.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Catch some crabs in the salt marsh at Oyster Landing, then buy a few pounds of shrimp from Seven Seas Seafood to throw in the pot with them.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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Jelly crab flats These jelly shoes should be transparent with a geometric pattern.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
Noun
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That would mean overcoming opposition from naysayers who argue the successful record of privatization in other countries doesn’t apply in the U.S., which has 10 times the air traffic as Canada.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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These are the kinds of features with which Apple can bring around naysayers.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2025
Noun
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In 1927, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two working-class Italian anarchists charged with murder, were sent to the electric chair in Massachusetts, setting off protests around the world.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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While for many nineteenth-century anarchists, human nature was understood in scientific terms, Tolstoy understood it religiously.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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“Malcontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontent. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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