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discontent 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˌdiskənˈtent/,
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discontents, plural;
  1. Lack of contentment; dissatisfaction with one's circumstances
    • - popular discontent with the system had been general for several years
    • - the discontents and anxieties of the working class
  2. A person who is dissatisfied, typically with the prevailing social or political situation
    • - the cause attracted a motley crew of discontents and zealots

  1. discontented: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
  2. discontentment: a longing for something better than the present situation
  3. make dissatisfied
  4. Suffering that results from the bondage of different brain states.
  5. dissatisfaction or restlessness. Here, the verb form is used, meaning to fail to satisfy.
  6. (Titus Andronicus - 1.1.269)