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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor. Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was very quiet. --Bunyan. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discontented}; p. pr & vb n. {Discontenting}.] To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy. --Suckling. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, n. 1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction; disquiet. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York. --Shak. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent. --Hallam 2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.] Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents. --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: discontent adj : showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontented faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position" [syn: {discontented}, {discontent(p)}] [ant: {contented}] n : a longing for something better than the present situation [syn: {discontentment}, {discontentedness}] [ant: {contentment}] v : make dissatisfied [ant: {content}]
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