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malcontent

[ mal-kuhn-tent ]

adjective

  1. not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.
  2. dissatisfied with the existing government, administration, system, etc.


noun

  1. a malcontent person, especially one who is chronically discontented or dissatisfied.

    Synonyms: , ,

malcontent

/ ˈæəˌɛԳ /

adjective

  1. disgusted or discontented
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is malcontent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • cDz·ٱԳĻ· adverb
  • cDz·ٱԳĻ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malcontent1

1575–85; < Middle French, Old French; mal-, content 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malcontent1

C16: from Old French
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Example Sentences

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“His behavior and actions have definitely alienated a group of consumers and created malcontent,” Ives said.

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“The abovementioned concerns and beliefs are not a personal attack on Captain Khasaempanth or the numerous executives named in my investigation, nor am I an obstructionist or malcontent,” Morris wrote in his March 2023 email.

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If a coworker or kin finds herself cornered in a dour discussion with the malcontent, she will activate the most creative parts of her mind to engineer an excuse to exit the encounter.

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The former first minster said ordinarily "reasonable, supportive" people in his party -and not only the “usual malcontents” - told him that Mr Harvie's comments had made the Bute House Agreement “very difficult to sustain”.

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Then on Wednesday, the 71-year-old former coal mine worker, onetime stone mason and lifelong malcontent was charged with opening fire at point-blank range on Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia.

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