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discontent

noun
/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/UK

Etymology

From dis- + content.

  1. derived from contentus
  2. inherited from contenten
  3. formed as discontent — “dis- + content”

Definitions

  1. Dissatisfaction.

  2. A longing for better times or circumstances.

    • Now is the winter of our diſcontent, / Made glorious ſummer by this ſonne of Yorke: / And all the cloudes that lowrd vpon our houſe, / In the deepe boſome of the Ocean buried.
    • Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.

  3. A discontented person

    A discontented person; a malcontent.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To deprive of contentment

      To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.

    2. Not content

      Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.

      • [...] Paſſion seemed to be much diſcontent, but Patience was very quiet. Then Chriſtian aſked, What is the reaſon of the diſcontent of Paſſion.

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Derived

discontentful, discontentive, Winter of Discontent

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at discontent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01discontent02malcontent03satisfied04satisfaction05contentment06contented07content08acquiescence

A definitional loop anchored at discontent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at discontent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA