as in dissatisfaction
the condition of being dissatisfied with one's life or situation
widespread discontentment with the way the club was being run
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Recent Examples of discontentment
Jay expresses his discontentment.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discontentment
Noun
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To that end, Democrats do have an early polling edge before the midterm elections, in part because of respondent dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, mostly driven by the economy.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anyway…) Overall, dissatisfaction is unfortunately having a moment.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Overall Approval Remains Steady Among Other Voters But despite the shutdown and growing discontent among younger voters, Trump’s overall approval ratings have held firm.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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With homicide rates rising once again and growing discontent over economic issues such as the price of diesel, Noboa is seeing his once remarkable approval ratings take a battering.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Discontentment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discontentment. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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