discontentedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentedness
Noun
  • After the April 10 meeting, trustee Charmaine Haworth also resigned, also citing dissatisfaction with the group’s direction.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The announcement comes just days after Starkey addressed rumors of his firing, reportedly sparked by singer Roger Daltrey’s dissatisfaction with Starkey’s performance during a Teenage Cancer Trust benefit show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in late March.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Discontentedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentedness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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