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Adjective
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Her discontented characters seem to wander beneath an empty firmament.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Understandably, the discontented then demand laws — subsidies, tax preferences, affirmative action and other legal privileges — that favor their side.—
Pierre Lemieux,
Twin Cities,
12 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Should such a reminder not result in proper enforcement, the next practical step would be for the dissatisfied owners to organize and run candidates for the board to elect like-minded directors to enforce the rules.—
Howard Dakoff,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The South West is a healing mecca for artists and malcontent media sorts, new age travelers, purveyors of crystals and surfers seeking budget California on the beaches of the Cornish Atlantic.—
Crispin Hunt,
Billboard,
22 May 2019
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But prominent leaders — not least, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — warned that a jilted European Union would be in no mood to extend Britain a rewarding deal, lest other malcontent members take encouragement to go for the exits.—
PETER S. GOODMAN,
New York Times,
23 June 2016
Adjective
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Riley Green was left bleeding after a disgruntled fan threw a phone at him onstage.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Vegas was acquiring two first-round picks from Baltimore in the deal, on top of trading away an expensive and disgruntled player who no longer wanted to play in Sin City.—
Pat Leonard,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Griffin eventually found out about the deception and was so displeased that Lorber had to intervene and take over the deal.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Regardless, writers seem quite displeased with the dust-up between their guild and its staff.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Here was a photogenic boy-girl duo with two wonderfully wubby albums, a vague air of disaffected cool, and a very active Instagram account.—
Samuel Hyland,
Pitchfork,
17 Mar. 2026
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However, after Democrats lost support among many key voting blocs in 2024, including young Americans, some in the party believe that engaging in competitive primaries and electing new Democrats can help show disaffected voters that the party is evolving.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But there are so many other parts of Nigeria, unhappy in their union, who would also want that privilege.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The matter then came before the Board of Supervisors, which was caught between a sea of unhappy constituents and the possibility of a costly legal battle if the plan was not approved.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Malcontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malcontented. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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