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
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
Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Sim stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, a malcontent businessman who sees the light after he is visted by three Christmas ghosts.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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
Noun
While other players might have been content, at final six, to let well enough alone and slide into the final five, Cirie saw an endgame shaping up where both Terry and Shane Powers were fixing to drag hippie malcontent Courtney Marit to the final two as an easy goat.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Sim stars as Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, a malcontent businessman who sees the light after he is visted by three Christmas ghosts.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malcontent
Adjective
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The new survey shows that a majority of Americans are dissatisfied with Trump's handling of key issues such as immigration and the economy, areas long considered his strengths.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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The new team went on to shoot multiple episodes, but Marvel Studios was dissatisfied, ultimately replacing the creative team with showrunner Dario Scardapane.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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His ability to be believable as both a laconic grump and a hysterically shrieking interrogator helps add some emotional grounding to Havoc, which otherwise indulges in Evans’s more-is-more-is-more ideology.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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How this small but annoying quirk came to be — and how to fix it There might be several reasons why bar culture has tipped in a way that makes a bartender feel like an old grump yelling at children to get off his lawn.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Aha! This spring, as Musk has busied himself dismantling parts of the United States government, signs of discontent with the world’s richest man have stealthily appeared across London’s public-transport network.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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In countries where democracy survived along with protectionism, such as Venezuela in the 1970s and 1980s, public discontent with the corrupt system led to widespread support for radical movements.—
JAVIER CORRALES,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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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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In truth, Moyes had cut a frustrated figure throughout Saturday’s defeat.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The first-term lawmaker is the only incumbent Senate Democrat up for reelection in 2026 in a state carried by Trump, with a path to victory that hinges on winning over voters who supported the president and turning out a frustrated Democratic base.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2025
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Officials also asked people to report sightings of the crab to the department, along with photos and locations.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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In October, whale watchers found Check entangled in lines and buoys from a Dungeness crab trap off the coast of Monterey, officials said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Nitpicking and naysayers may have some slight doubt and Aberg has lost strokes Around the Green in three of his last four starts and Putting in two of his last four tournaments.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Everything had to go perfectly the next two days, all while TV news camera crews on boats and naysayers on land watched on.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Italy's special police unit Digos is leading an investigation looking into the possibility that anarchists set fire to the cars on the eastern outskirts of the Italian capital, a security source said.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead of undermining the state by killing off plutocrats and presidents, anarchists ended up strengthening it.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Malcontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontent. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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