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
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.
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Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Jay expresses his discontentment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Tom Tapp, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Jay expresses his discontentment.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentment
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Advertisement Soon after that initial protest, dissatisfaction spread and the country entered a long downward spiral.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Fed Governor Christopher Waller, one of two dissenting voices at this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, has expressed dissatisfaction with keeping lending policy unchanged, saying weakness in the labor market requires more rate cuts.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Recently, the streaming giant dramatically retooled its visual look as an application, and many users were quick to voice their initial discontent.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
7 Feb. 2026
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The horse's forlorn expression appears to have resonated with Chinese social media users, who've been bringing the plush toy to work and school to express discontent with a relentless work culture.—
Emma Li,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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