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Noun: discontent  `diskun'tent
  1. A longing for something better than the present situation
    - discontentment, discontentedness
Verb: discontent  `diskun'tent
  1. Make dissatisfied
Adjective: discontent  `diskun'tent
  1. Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing
    "saw many discontent faces in the room"
    - discontented

Derived forms: discontents, discontented, discontenting

See also: disaffected, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious, restless, ungratified, unhappy, unsatisfied

Type of: dissatisfy, hungriness, longing, yearning

Antonym: content

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