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adjective

ˌdis-kən-ˈten-təd How to pronounce discontented (audio)
Definition of discontentednext
as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions he was becoming increasingly discontented with his dead-end job and his dead-end life

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discontented

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verb

past tense of discontent
as in displeased
to make discontented the ongoing lack of decent food discontented and demoralized the soldiers in the rebel army

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Recent Examples of discontented
Adjective
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
Verb
However, with the public already discontented over elevated living costs and deteriorating public services, such measures risk further inflaming social tensions. — CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for discontented
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontented
  1. dissatisfied
  2. displeased
  3. frustrated
  4. annoyed
Adjective
  • In a recent Ipsos-BVA poll, 85% of respondents said that France was in decline, and 98% were dissatisfied with the present state of the country.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Somebody in a previous crowd left dissatisfied because Friday’s visit from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation was a complaint inspection.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissatisfied
Verb
  • Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too.
    — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of displeased
Adjective
  • Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Some parents became so frustrated with the district’s position that the school board vote devolved into shouting from the audience as board members tried to speak over the crowd, video from the meeting showed.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • That was the question that annoyed Steinbrenner, who is backing a system that would strip his team of a financial advantage while falling in line with other billionaire ballclub owners, who tend to vote as a unified bloc.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The innkeeper is annoyed that his wife wants more conversation.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Discontented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontented. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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