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
Noun
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There’s also been studies, many of which are smaller and more preliminary, showing the benefits of floating for conditions such as insomnia, body image dissatisfaction among people with anorexia, meth dependence and pain intensity, such as the stress placed on the body after a high-impact workout.—
Shelby Hartman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In one case, a rival faction competing for representation rights through posturing and pandering — more than genuine employee dissatisfaction with Isom, who is anecdotally beloved by his employees.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The director frames the film as an immersion into the mind of one such figure — shaped by social discontent, inequality and state repression — who triggers revolt to avenge the death of his dog.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Amid their winter of political discontent, Republicans discovered some hope in the wealthy suburbs of northern New Jersey this month.—
Paul Kane,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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