"discontent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-discontent.ogg [US] Forms: more discontent [comparative], most discontent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: dis- + content Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|content}} dis- + content Head templates: {{en-adj}} discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)
  1. Not content; discontented; dissatisfied.
    Sense id: en-discontent-en-adj-ws2u~p9P Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 29 8 30 16 18

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-discontent.ogg [US] Forms: discontents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: dis- + content Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|content}} dis- + content Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} discontent (countable and uncountable, plural discontents)
  1. (uncountable) Dissatisfaction. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-discontent-en-noun-JxddxbXX Disambiguation of Emotions: 20 32 20 11 17
  2. (uncountable) A longing for better times or circumstances. Tags: uncountable Translations (a longing for better times): tyytymättömyys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-discontent-en-noun-83xToXb3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 1 53 5 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 2 49 8 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 29 8 30 16 18 Disambiguation of 'a longing for better times': 4 92 4
  3. (countable) A discontented person; a malcontent. Tags: countable Translations (a discontented person): недоволник (nedovolnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nespokojenec [masculine] (Czech), tyytymätön (Finnish), einhver sem er óánægður [masculine] (Icelandic), einhver sem er óánægð [feminine] (Icelandic), eitthvað sem er óánægt (Icelandic), eitthvert sem er óánægt [neuter] (Icelandic), uppreisnarseggur [masculine] (Icelandic), descontento (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-discontent-en-noun-fc-lAzez Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 29 8 30 16 18 Disambiguation of 'a discontented person': 3 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Winter of Discontent Related terms: discontented

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-discontent.ogg [US] Forms: discontents [present, singular, third-person], discontenting [participle, present], discontented [participle, past], discontented [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: dis- + content Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|content}} dis- + content Head templates: {{en-verb}} discontent (third-person singular simple present discontents, present participle discontenting, simple past and past participle discontented)
  1. To deprive of contentment; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.
    Sense id: en-discontent-en-verb-PM~e6oiA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 29 8 30 16 18

Inflected forms

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with dis-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of German translations",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛnt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛnt/3 syllables",
    "en:Emotions"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "dis",
        "3": "content"
      },
      "expansion": "dis- + content",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "dis- + content",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more discontent",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most discontent",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "discontent (comparative more discontent, superlative most discontent)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Not content; discontented; dissatisfied."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "content",
          "content#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "discontented",
          "discontented#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "dissatisfied",
          "dissatisfied#Adjective"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-discontent.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/En-us-discontent.ogg/En-us-discontent.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/En-us-discontent.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "discontent"
}

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