discontentment

noun

Definition of discontentmentnext
as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run

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Recent Examples of discontentment Jay expresses his discontentment. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 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, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentment
  1. dissatisfaction
  2. discontent
Noun
  • The desire for a facelift stemmed from a growing dissatisfaction with her appearance in pictures.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Kalaja’s killing quickly became a lightning rod for nationwide dissatisfaction with the Albanian judiciary.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of dissatisfaction
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  • This simmering discontent reportedly came to a head last month, when four trustees of the Tata Trust, including Mehli Mistry, opposed the reappointment of trustee Vijay Singh to the Tata Sons board.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Protesters in Ecuador attacked a car carrying President Daniel Noboa, the latest demonstration of increasingly violent discontent against his government.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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