discontentment

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discontentment

  • /dɪskənˈtɛntmənt/

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From dis- + contentment.

noun discontentments

  1. countable, uncountable A state of dissatisfaction or discontent. By this that ſtraunger knight in preſence came, / And goodly ſalued them; who nought againe / Him anſwered, as courteſie became, / But with ſterne lookes, and ſtomachous diſdaine, / Gaue ſignes of grudge and diſcontentment vaine: […]

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noun discontent

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"discontentment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/discontentment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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discontentment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/discontentment

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"discontentment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/discontentment.

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@misc{discontentment_2026,
  title = {discontentment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/discontentment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}