discontentment

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Recent Examples of discontentment 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
Noun
  • Married women, however, report higher stress, less freedom, and greater dissatisfaction.
    Vanessa Bennett, SELF, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forget the summer of love; this has been the summer of our grumbling discontent.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Widespread protests force Indonesia U-turn Indonesia was engulfed by widespread protests driven by economic discontent and opposition to police brutality, marking the greatest challenge yet to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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