malcontents

noun

plural of malcontent
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as in grumps

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as in discontents

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as in misanthropes

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  1. crabs
  2. radicals
  3. misanthropes
  4. extremists
  5. cynics
  6. anarchists
  7. naysayers
  8. detractors
Noun
  • The meat is sweet, mild, and tender, and because fishermen remove only the claws before returning the crabs to the water, it’s also considered a more sustainable seafood choice.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More specifically, insects are invertebrates (animals without backbones) and are part of the arthropod phylum, which also includes spiders, crabs, and centipedes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of crabs
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  • During the nineteenth century, an older form of abolitionism was led by Black radicals.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • In the early days of the republic, there were many radicals and reformers who shared my suspicion that patriotism was an evasion, substituting songs and speeches about liberty for the reality.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of radicals
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  • The story follows a rag-tag group of misanthropes who attempt to rob jewels from the Vatican.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Clavicular is the poster child—though by no means the most extreme representative—of the looksmaxxing movement, the latest permutation of an ideology developed by too online misogynist misanthropes in the twenty-tens.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of misanthropes
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  • Spinks has spent years investigating and documenting nihilistic violent extremists and reported Spitze’s concerning online footprint to law enforcement.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
  • With a real-world legal event like the SPLC indictment, extremists can point to government action as evidence that their worldview is being validated.
    — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremists
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  • That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Questions about whose interests Infantino is serving have developed beyond average cynics who tend to suspect this type of thing.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of cynics
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  • Indeed, antisemitisms prove that a society can hold contradictory images simultaneously, such as the fact that the Jews are both anarchists out to destroy capitalism as well as capitalists out to exploit the working class.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
  • In July 1936, anarchists set fire to the church’s crypt and broke into the architect’s workshop before destroying many of his plans and plaster models.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Definition of anarchists
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  • That’s what naysayers infatuated with Bhayshul Tuten continuously preach.
    — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Still, White believes there’s a way to let naysayers know how the Hornets can be a good team in a tough conference.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of naysayers
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  • The third ingredient is the capitalization of future monetary demand – what detractors might call speculation, but is really just the way investment works.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Even if their worst detractors considered Les Lalanne mere decor collected by socialites, the support of famous people was helpful in their careers.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of detractors
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