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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That isn’t the only poll showing Americans are dissatisfied with their finances under Trump.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The result is ‘inclusion’ efforts that leave everyone feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved.—
Ian Kingsbury,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Increasing living costs, which have been worsened by the weak yen, a sluggish economy and high inflation have contributed to public discontent, experts say.—
Kathleen Magramo and Junko Ogura,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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The arrests of the prominent dissidents happen at a time discontent with the deteriorating economic situation on the island is high and Trump administration officials have vowed to implement policies to further tighten the screws on the regime to seek political change.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 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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Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Their reception included several tributes to Ms. Dennie’s Caribbean roots and Maryland upbringing, including music from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and crab cakes made with Old Bay Seasoning.—
Shivani Vora,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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Choose from a variety of wild Alaskan crab legs or domestic crab claws.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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When Sinners first opened, naysayers were quick to label the $80 million film a wash.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2025
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Those improvements included an electric charge that sent one poor Negan naysayer flying back on the season premiere.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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Not all of us in the anti-globalist crowd were pot-smoking anarchists.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 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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“Malcontent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontent. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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