discontentment

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Recent Examples of discontentment Furthermore, some symptoms, such as anxiety, mood changes, trouble sleeping and overall discontentment with life, can persist for three to six months or more following the initial withdrawal period. Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026 Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025 Jay expresses his discontentment. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentment
Noun
  • The example Marine likes to cite in thinking for tomorrow as much as today is how Amazon has handled dissatisfaction with deliveries.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Ahead of the runoff, Carl Cavalli, a political science professor at the University of North Georgia, told ABC News that dissatisfaction with the war in Iran among Republicans could serve in Harris' favor.
    Halle Troadec, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Depictions of the suburbs have long been a mirror for the nation’s discontents.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But the recent aggressive suppression of digital freedoms including a major internet blackout and the throttling of a popular messaging app has led to rare calls for public display of discontent.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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